The ebuilds for gnome-extra/avant-window-navigator-0.2.6-r1 and gnome-extra/avant-window-navigator-extras-0.2.6-r1 need to be updated to allow the ability to build both applications without gconf dependencies (to use GKeyFile to store settings). Here is what my use flags section for avant-window-navigator-0.2.6.r1.ebuild look like (and I can compile with no gconf dependency): IUSE="doc gnome xfce gconf" And the src_compile() section: src_compile() { local myconf if use gnome; then myconf="--with-desktop=gnome" elif use xfce; then myconf="--with-desktop=xfce4" else myconf="--with-desktop=agnostic" fi econf $(use_enable gnome gconf ) \ $(use_enable doc gtk-doc) \ $(use_with gconf) \ --disable-vala \ ${myconf} \ || die "econf failed" # $(use_enable vala) \ emake || die "emake failed" } For avant-window-navigator-0.2.6.r1.ebuild, this is what my use flags section looks like: IUSE="gnome gconf" and src_compile(): src_compile() { # Not disabling pymod-checks results in a sandbox access violation. econf --disable-pymod-checks \ $(use_with gnome) \ $(use_with gnome gconf) \ || die "econf failed" emake || die "emake failed" } Just add '-gconf' to /etc/portage/package.use for avant* to build without gconf support. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Well, modifying the ebuild was the only way I could get it to build without gconf. Actual Results: After performing the changes to the ebuilds, the gconf-less configuration doesn't work very well (only three of the extras have .ini schemas and are usable, and AWN crashes often when changing some settings using awn-manager), but if you plan to just run X, compiz*, and avant with no desktop environment, the light-weightness is worth the headache. Expected Results: I got exactly what I was expecting. No more launching of /usr/libexec/gconf-2 and /usr/libexec/gnome-vfs-daemon. Computer goes from POST to usable AWN/Compiz desktop-environmentless X in about 28 seconds. Woo!
Created attachment 149068 [details] Updated ebuild for AWN to disallow gconf dependencies
Created attachment 149069 [details] Updated ebuild for AWN-extras to disallow gconf dependencies
And I know there is some ambiguity in the AWN ebuild - I'm pretty sure that the (use_enable gnome gconf ) is superfluous; however, gconf is an optional package (not feature), so needs to be passed with use_with. I didn't want to mess it up as I got it to compile the way it was below, and this is the first ebuild I submitted to the bugzilla, so excuse the lack of polish as I was just excited to get it working :)
The problem with the 'src_compile' statements is also in the desktop-effects overlay, though I don't know who to complain to there.
Ok first off please do not attach full ebuilds, that suggest improvements to ebuilds already in tree. Please provide and attach to the bug a diff ( -Naur ) of the changes you would like to see made to the ebuild. Otherwise I have to wade through things. I have no problem with re-introducing the gconf use flag. However it's something that would be turned on with gnome use flag. Since last I checked, gnome pulls in gconf, etc. Thus we dropped gconf flag, and activated it when gnome use flag was set.
Reassigning to herd since wltjr has left Gentoo, bug #135927.
gconf is already behind gnome use flag. there is no point in moving it out of the gnome umbrella if it adds instability to awn. Please reopen if I didn't understand what was intended.
