From: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>
To: 'Brendan Tildesley <mail@brendan.scot>
Cc: Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>, 54434@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#54434] [PATCH 0/6] XFCE Updates
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 12:25:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87h77awjij.fsf_-_@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220318073844.14290-5-mail@brendan.scot> (Brendan Tildesley's message of "Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:38:41 +1100")
Hi,
'Brendan Tildesley <mail@brendan.scot> writes:
> From: Brendan Tildesley <mail@brendan.scot>
>
> * gnu/packages/xfce.scm (mate-polkit-for-xfce): Package doesn't
> particularly need to be hidden.
> [name]: Provide a unique name for this variant.
> [description]: Explain packages purpose.
[...]
> (package/inherit mate-polkit
> + (name "mate-polkit-for-xfce")
> (arguments
> `(#:phases
> (modify-phases %standard-phases
> @@ -924,7 +926,14 @@ (define-public mate-polkit-for-xfce
> (substitute* old (("MATE;") "XFCE;"))
> ;; To avoid a conflict if both MATE and XFCE are installed.
> (rename-file old new)))))))
> - (properties `((hidden? . #t)))))
> + (synopsis "PolicyKit Authentication agent for XFCE")
> + (description
> + (string-append
> + (package-description mate-polkit) "\n\n"
> + (P_ "This package variant provides the MATE PolicyKit authentication
> +agent configured to autostart for XFCE. This is because the XFCE project does
> +not have its own official authentication agent, so we pick MATE PolicyKit as a
> +reasonable fit.")))))
“Polkit” is really called “Polkit”; “PolicyKit” was its predecessor and
it’s important to distinguish them.
I’m not convinced this package needs to be made public though because
it’s not meant to be installed manually.
WDYT?
Ludo’.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-04-03 10:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-03-17 8:03 [bug#54434] [PATCH 0/6] XFCE Updates Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-17 8:04 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH 1/6] gnu: xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin: Update to 2.6.2 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-17 8:04 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH 2/6] gnu: xfce4-screenshooter: Update to 1.9.10 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-17 8:04 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH 3/6] gnu: XFCE: Remove input labels 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-17 19:48 ` Maxime Devos
2022-03-18 5:37 ` Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-17 8:04 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH 4/6] gnu: mate-polkit-for-xfce: Unhide package 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-17 17:36 ` Maxime Devos
2022-03-18 5:10 ` Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-18 8:16 ` Maxime Devos
2022-03-17 8:04 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH 5/6] gnu: XFCE: Add notification support 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-17 8:04 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH 6/6] gnu: mate-polkit: Improve synopsis 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-18 7:38 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH v2 0/7] XFCE Updates 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-18 7:38 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH v2 1/7] gnu: xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin: Update to 2.6.2 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-18 7:38 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH v2 2/7] gnu: xfce4-screenshooter: Update to 1.9.10 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-18 7:38 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH v2 3/7] gnu: XFCE: Remove input labels 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-18 7:38 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH v2 4/7] gnu: mate-polkit-for-xfce: Unhide package 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-04-03 10:25 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2022-04-04 1:13 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH 0/6] XFCE Updates Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-18 7:38 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH v2 5/7] gnu: XFCE: Add notification support 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-18 7:38 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH v2 6/7] gnu: mate-polkit: Improve synopsis 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-03-18 7:38 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH v2 7/7] gnu: xfce4-session: Load user panel plugins 'Brendan Tildesley
2022-04-03 10:33 ` [bug#54434] [PATCH 0/6] XFCE Updates Ludovic Courtès
2022-04-04 2:42 ` Brendan Tildesley
2022-04-04 2:56 ` Feng Shu
2022-04-04 3:53 ` Brendan Tildesley
2022-04-04 4:59 ` Feng Shu
2022-08-22 1:16 ` 宋文武 via Guix-patches via
2023-08-25 9:57 ` bug#54434: " 宋文武 via Guix-patches via
2022-10-09 6:30 ` [bug#54434] " Brendan Tildesley
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