Bug#777298: unblock (pre-approval): mate-desktop-environment/1.8.0+8

[Ivo De Decker <ivodd@debian.org>]

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Hi,

On Sat, Feb 07, 2015 at 12:19:30PM +0100, Mike Gabriel wrote:
> Please consider unblocking of planned upload of package mate-desktop-environment.
> 
> +  * debian/control:
> +    + The lintian tool complains about the synopsis wording "meta package".
> +      Changed to "metapackage".
> 
> -> we changed package SYNOPSIS fields to match lintians expectations (and reduce noise).

Please don't include this change.

> +    + Add to D (mate-desktop-environment-core): gvfs-backend. (Closes: #776698).
> +
> + -- Mike Gabriel <sunweaver@debian.org>  Sat, 07 Feb 2015 12:13:37 +0100
> 
> -> Several features in Caja, MATE's file manager, do not work if
> gvfs-backend is not installed with a MATE desktop environment. I hope
> this change is considered release critical and accepted by the RT.

If you consider this issue RC, you can increase the severity.

Please go ahead with the dependency change.

Cheers,

Ivo