Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: virtual/icon-theme

[Alex Alexander <wired@gentoo.org>]

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 21:20, Markos Chandras <hwoarang@gentoo.org> wrote:
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> Hello fellow developers,
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> I would like to discuss the possibility to create a new virtual package
> for all the icon-theme packages. According to this bug[1], it seems like
> pcmanfm, and possible other applications too, require an icon-theme to
> be present, no matter which one. So I think it would make sense to
> create a new virtual package to include all the existing icon-themes.
>
> ++: Avoid ugly dependencies like || ( x11-themes/foo-icon-theme
> x11-themes/bar-icon-theme ... )
>
> - --: Not all packages include the same icons so users may end up with
> missing icons for some applications. However, most icon themes should
> include all the basic icons.
>
> [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=376309
>
> Thoughts?

I like the idea, anything that makes things work out of the box
without sacrificing options is welcome :)

> - --
> Regards,
> Markos Chandras / Gentoo Linux Developer / Key ID: B4AFF2C2
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