Michael Biebl wrote: > Dan Williams wrote: >> On Tue, 2007-03-06 at 00:39 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: > [..] >>> I don't recommend to split the small nm-vpn-properties utility into a >>> separate svn tree and tarball but simply move it from network-manager to >>> network-manager-applet before 0.6.5 is released. >> That's a good point I guess. The main reason stuff like this didn't >> happen was because there wasn't a great need at the time, and there >> wasn't a lot of time to make it happen. But that's not really an >> excuse. >> >> What would your proposed directory structure look like after moving the >> properties app over? >> > > Hi Dan, > > sorry for the late reply. > > Please see the attached patches against NetworkManager-0.6 and > network-manager-applet-0.6. > > The first one removes all traces of Gnome dependencies from > NetworkManager, which is a good thing imho. > > The second patch moves the nm-vpn-properties files (together with the > needed changes for configure.ac, po/POTFILES.in etc.) to > network-manager-0.6/src/vpn-properties. > > Both packages still pass make distcheck and with a bit of luck also > apply against the NetworkManager and network-manager-applet trunk. > > The only issue now is with nm-vpn-ui-interface.h, which is now in > network-manager-applet. So if you want to build the vpn plugins with > Gnome support, you have to install network-manager-gnome to get the > header. But in a way, this also makes sense and is consistent. > > I really hope you consider this patches. > Hmm, no response so far. Dan, Tambet, do you have any objections against these patches or just haven't had time yet to look at them? I can't stress that too much, but from a packaging POV it would really be beneficial if all gnome dependencies were moved into a single, separate package/tarball. Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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