From: Michael D. <mic...@go...> - 2008-11-18 22:56:02
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Hi! There are serious considerations to include LXDE in the sidux Linux distribution [1]. LXDE looks great out of the box, it is intuitive, easy to configure and well-suited for low-performance hardware. However, the Debian package of pcmanfm, which is a core part of LXDE, does depend on gamin, while it is technically possible to link it against fam. Many users and developers do not like the idea of being forced into gamin when preferring fam. gamin had serious issues in the past and is still lacking some trust. At the moment, this dependency is a showstopper for any future plans. Would it be possible to provide a package pcmanfm-fam for Debian which depends on fam, not gamin? We would be happy to make LXDE even more popular. Best regards, Michael [1] http://sidux.com, Live-CD with hardware installer, uses Debian sid package base. |
From: Andrew L. <an...@li...> - 2008-11-20 18:42:11
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Michael Deelwater wrote: > preferring fam. gamin had serious issues in the past and is still lacking some This is not an acceptable reason. Please explain the details of the problem on gamin. Regards, -Andrew |
From: Michael D. <mic...@go...> - 2008-12-10 19:08:29
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Andrew Lee wrote: > Michael Deelwater wrote: > > preferring fam. gamin had serious issues in the past and is still lacking > > some > This is not an acceptable reason. Please explain the details of the > problem on gamin. Yes, you are right. gamin seems to run without problems nowadays. However, I do not see a reason to enforce gamin when fam works as well. Would there be any problem with the attached patch, having pcmanfm depend on either gamin or fam? Best regards, Michael |