On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:56:27 -0400 Jeremy Bicha wrote:
> Source: debhelper
> Version: 11.4
> X-Debbugs-CC: gc...@packages.debian.org
>
Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for the report.
> My understanding is that we will try to remove gconf from Debian
> during the Bullseye cycle. Generally, things that used gconf should
> switch to gsettings
>
Ok that fits with an old TODO entry left by the previous maintainer of
debhelper:
"""
* deprecate dh_gconf for dh_installgsettings (stuff should be migrating
away from gconf, and then I can just remove it -- have not added
warning or depreaction docs yet)
"""
I will add a deprecation warning in the next upload.
> I noticed that dh_gconf was mentioned in the most recent debhelper
> changelog entry and wondered if it would make sense to formally
> deprecate dh_gconf.
>
> I'm not sure what your release schedule is, but maybe dh_gconf should
> be removed in compat level 13?
>
> References
>
> https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/ch34.html
> https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/GSettings.html
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy Bicha
>
>
A quick look at codesearch suggests the only users of dh_gconf are:
* mail-notification (not in testing)
* revelation (not in testing)
* revolt (Uses it after the .debs are built AFAICT)
* gwaei
* comix (not in testing)
* ooo-thumbnailer (not in testing)
* debian-edu-config
Please file bugs for these uses and ask them to migrate to
dh_installgsettings (or just remove the call, if it is no longer
necessary). Once those are fixed, I can simply remove dh_gconf from
debhelper in bullseye and we are done.
Using a compat bump here will not make a lot of sense if we expect
dh_gconf to disappear in bullseye (as I would have to keep the tool
around for 8-10 years after it was last useful despite no one using it).
Thanks,
~Niels
