Re: signingparty integration

[davide <lists4davide gmail com>]

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:36 PM, davide <lists4davide gmail com> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Adam Schreiber <sadam clemson edu> wrote:
>> Back in August, I posted a little C file to p.g.o [1][2] and it was
>> suggested that it be included in seahorse-plugins.  I'm happy to do
>> so, but there are some issues we need to discuss.  Right now, it has
>> runtime dependencies on LaTeX and rubber.  Both should be available in
>> most distributions, but might not be installed by most users.  Do we
>> want to simply display a prompt to the user that the requisite
>> packages aren't installed, or add a dependency on package-kit.  The
>> problem with pkg-k is that it hasn't been proposed as a blessed
>> external dependency yet and from the thread on d-d-l the other day I'm
>> not sure it would be.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Adam
>
>
> Hi, I would just suggest to install these dependencies and, in case
> they are not installed, a dialog should tell to the user that he going
> to get only a latex source file.
> I think it would be a good solution, users can choose to compile the
> file on other PCs.
>

Sorry, I meant that the package should suggest the dependencies, but
not force to install them.