Re: Requesting feedback on the creation of a virtual package for icon themes
Hi all,
Here[1] the proposal to document the process to package themes.
A discussion[2] of the icons was initiated in 2010, but did not have a solution.
This proposal sounds interesting, could update the documentation in the wiki?
Thank you,
[1] http://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/StructureThemePackage
[2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-desktop/2010/06/msg00017.html
2012/3/4 Fernando Lemos <fernandotcl@gmail.com>:
> Hello,
>
> After a brief discussion in debian-mentors[1], Paul Wise suggested
> that we might need a virtual package for icon themes that adhere to
> the FreeDesktop.org icon naming spec[2].
>
> The problem I'm trying to solve is that packages currently need to
> express dependency relations on any of a number of icon themes that
> provide the necessary icons. As an example, the package arista depends
> on:
>
> gnome-icon-theme |
> gnome-icon-theme-gartoon |
> gnome-icon-theme-nuovo |
> gnome-icon-theme-yasis |
> lxde-icon-theme |
> moblin-icon-theme |
> tango-icon-theme |
> gnome-themes-more |
> gnome-accessibility-themes
>
> This obviously doesn't scale well and it's fragile. By introducing a
> virtual package (say, "freedesktop-icon-theme"), several packages
> could be changed to simply depend on "gnome-icon-theme |
> freedesktop-icon-theme".
>
> As instructed by Paul, I'd like to get started by asking for advice
> here first. In a few days I intend to bring the discussion to
> debian-devel and follow the instructions in the list of virtual
> packages[3].
>
> More specifically, the advice I'm looking for at the moment is:
>
> * Does anyone see any problems with using virtual packages for this?
>
> * Suggestions on how we should name the virtual package
>
> Paul suggested "fd-icon-theme" or "freedesktop-icon-theme". I'm okay
> with either.
>
> Thoughts, suggestions?
>
> [1]: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2012/03/msg00055.html
> [2]: http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-naming-spec/icon-naming-spec-latest.html
> [3]: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/virtual-package-names-list.txt
>
> Regards,
>
>
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