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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: vte: Provide 0.36.5.
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:22:31 +0100
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Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> skribis:

> On Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:46:04 +0100
> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) wrote:
>
>> Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> skribis:
>>=20
>> > * gnu/packages/gnome.scm (vte): Add version 0.36.5.=20=20
>>=20
>> [...]
>>=20
>> > +;; provides vte 2.90, required for some terminal emulators
>> > +(define-public vte-0.36
>> > +  (package (inherit vte)
>> > +    (name "vte")
>> > +    (version "0.36.5")=20=20
>>=20
>> Is this particular version really needed?  We already have 0.40 and
>> 0.28.2 so it would be great if one of these could be used (the comment
>> above makes me think that 0.40 would do as well, but it=E2=80=99s not co=
mpletely
>> clear.)
>>=20
>> Now, if Tilda really requires this specific version, that=E2=80=99s fine.
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>> Ludo=E2=80=99.
>
> There's been a bug report against tilda for more than a year to get them =
to
> update their vte version.  Some of the things tilda can do, like an opaque
> background, are unsupported in vte 2.91.  Unfortunately this puts tilda i=
n a
> tight spot, needing at least 0.30 and less than 0.38. Some of the other
> terminals out there either use or used this version also, but I haven't
> checked to see if they've moved on yet or not.

Fair enough.  In that case, it=E2=80=99s fine to commit this intermediate
version.  It would be ideal if you could add a link to the Tilda bug
report that discusses this issue.

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.