Control: tag -1 + confirmed moreinfo Hi Jeremy,
On Thu, Dec 07, 2017 at 04:37:59PM -0500, Phil Susi wrote: > On 12/7/2017 3:48 PM, Jeremy Bicha wrote: > > Please don't use --enable-xhost-root in Debian's gparted package. This > > ugly workaround was introduced upstream in > > https://git.gnome.org/browse/gparted/commit/?id=f38ccd02 > > > > However, it only works because gparted still uses gtk2 and will stop > > working once it's ported to gtk3. That is because gtk3 apps benefit > > from native Wayland support, but gtk2 apps run under XWayland. xhost > > won't help when X isn't used. > > If gparted is ever ported to gtk3 ( and there are no signs that it will > be any time soon ), then it will no longer be needed. That's no reason > not to use it now. I just packaged gparted/1.0.0-0.1~exp and uploaded it to experimental (see #940278). This new upstream release ported the application to GTK 3. Once it clears NEW, could you confirm that the bug w/ Wayland support is gone, and that the xhost-root hack is indeed not needed anymore? Best, nicoo
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