Bug#955226: ibus-array: Migrate from /usr/lib/ibus to /usr/libexec
Package: ibus-array
Version: 0.2.1-5
Severity: wishlist
Control: block 955219 by -1
Hello,
ibus-array uses --libexec-dir=/usr/lib/ibus configure flag. But it is
not needed anymore. Please remove the --libexec-dir flag in the next
uploads.
ibus-array has setup in /usr/lib/ibus and it was not specified in its XML,
/usr/share/ibus/component/array.xml. Please specify the setup
command path <setup> in the XML if possible. Or, if it's too difficult
to patch, add versioned dependency ibus (>= 1.5.22-2).
Details:
ibus used /usr/lib/ibus as "libexec" dir for FHS 2.x compliance.
And all the ibus engine packages also used the same libexec dir
/usr/lib/ibus, because ibus-setup searched ibus-setup-NAME in libexec
dir as fallback.
But FHS 3.0 allows using /usr/libexec, so the newer ibus 1.5.22-2
just uses /usr/libexec. ibus-setup provides compatibility with the old
fallback setup path /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-setup-NAME. When ibus-setup
uses such a fallback, it will display a warning like this:
Warning: Using old FHS 2.x path /usr/lib/ibus/ibus-setup-NAME
This FHS 2.x compatibility is to be removed after some time.
If your ibus-NAME package have explicit <setup> in
your /usr/share/ibus/NAME.xml, you don't have to worry and just remove
--libexec-dir=/usr/lib/ibus flag in the next uploads.
If your package does not have <setup> in /usr/share/ibus/<NAME>.xml,
it is encouraged to patch your package to have <setup> in the XML.
Then it will work with older versions of ibus package. For example:
https://salsa.debian.org/input-method-team/ibus-hangul/blob/master/debian/patches/specify-setup-in-ibus-component.patch
Please don't forget to upstream the changes.
Without <setup> or --libexec-dir flag, /usr/libexec/ibus-setup-NAME will
work only with the newer versions of ibus. If it's too difficult to patch
and you decided not to patch, don't forget to add the versioned dependency
"ibus (>= 1.5.22-2)" to Depends.
Thanks,
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