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Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: rxvt-unicode: Add the terminal capability data.
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To: Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org>
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Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org> skribis:

> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes:
>
>> Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org> skribis:
> [...]
>>> +    (native-search-paths
>>> +     (list (search-path-specification
>>> +            (variable "TERMINFO_DIRS")
>>> +            (files '("share/terminfo")))))
>>
>> This should be in the ncurses package itself, since it is =E2=80=9Cowned=
=E2=80=9D by
>> ncurses, not rxvt.
>>
>> However, there=E2=80=99s the limitation that, currently, --search-paths
>> advertises the variables of things that are explicitly in the profile.
>> Ncurses is usually not in the profile; it is a dependency of something
>> that is in the profile.  Thus, people wouldn=E2=80=99t see anything about
>> TERMINFO_DIRS in practice (we have the same problem with OpenSSL,
>> GStreamer, and other librairies that have associated variables.)
>>
>> Long story short, I would avoid adding this =E2=80=98native-search-paths=
=E2=80=99 here,
>> but I=E2=80=99m OK with it since that would make the thing usable, provi=
ded
>> there=E2=80=99s a big FIXME in there.
>>
>> WDYT?
>
> It makes sense.  Since it is quite complicated, what about creating a
> bug report explaining the problem and make the comment refer to it like
> this:
>
>   ;; FIXME: This is not located in `ncurses' for usability reasons.  See
>   ;; https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3DXXXXX
>
> WDYT?  Can you take care of creating the bug report or propose an
> appropriate FIXME comment?  I don't feel up to explaining this myself.

Good idea.  It=E2=80=99s at <https://bugs.gnu.org/22138>.

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.