On jeu., 2010-04-22 at 21:47 +0200, Julien Lavergne wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Le jeudi 22 avril 2010 à 21:12 +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez a écrit :
> > it seems that gvfs-backends might include a bit too much backends, but
> > eventually, I'm wondering why a *lib* depends on a *daemon*.
> It's needed, because libimobildedevice uses usbmuxd to talk to iStuff
> over USB.

I'm still puzzled about why a *lib* should require a daemon. Maybe the
actual tool/executable should have the dependency, instead?
> 
> > I definitely don't want to install a daemon to handle a hardware I don't
> > even have.
> > 
> > Could you reconsider the dependency? If people need to access iStuff,
> > they can install directly the usbmuxd, but I don't think a lib should
> > bring it.
> Well, without it, AFC backend can't work. Since all gvfs backends are in
> 1 package, I don't see how it could be avoided.

If you think gvfs-backends should be split, feel free to reassign. But
forcing daemon installation like that makes me feel bad, really.

Cheers,
-- 
Yves-Alexis

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Reply via email to