virt-manager has a lot of gnome/gtk dependencies. maybe there should be a gnome use-flag for things like dev-python/gnome-python-desktop and gnome-base/gnome-keyring. are they really needed? Reproducible: Always
Don't think it is possible to avoid the gtk deps based on the website: "The application logic is written in Python, while the UI is constructed with Glade and GTK+." Not sure though.
virt-manager has built-in support for gnome-keyring.. Have you tested not installing the two packages you mention and see whether it works and what kind of problems come up?
i've tested that in my sandbox-overlay and it installes without problems. though i'm not really sure if there are no other problems, because i've problems to get virt-manager with libvirtd running through ssh (but it seems to be the same problem with fedora-client..i think there's something wrong in my config-file on the server with libvirtd).
hmm... has someone looked into this? Below is the list of packages that merge wants to pull in just to install virt-manager, and it is clearly ridiculous: froody ~ # emerge virt-manager -atv These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] app-emulation/virt-manager-0.5.4 1,808 kB [ebuild N ] app-emulation/virtinst-0.300.3-r1 169 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/urlgrabber-3.1.0 77 kB [ebuild N ] app-emulation/libvirt-0.4.4-r1 USE="avahi kvm parted sasl -iscsi -lvm -openvz -qemu (-selinux) -server -xen" 4,829 kB [ebuild N ] net-analyzer/netcat-110-r8 USE="crypt ipv6 -static" 108 kB [ebuild N ] dev-libs/libmix-2.05 USE="-no-net2" 78 kB [ebuild N ] app-emulation/kvm-77 USE="alsa esd gnutls modules ncurses sdl -havekernel -pulseaudio -test -vde" 7,171 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/usermode-1.96 USE="-debug (-selinux)" 375 kB [ebuild N ] sys-libs/libuser-0.56.8 USE="ldap sasl -quotas (-selinux)" 838 kB [ebuild N ] app-text/linuxdoc-tools-0.9.21_p11 USE="latex" 579 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-2.24.0 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/metacity-python-2.24.0 USE="-debug" 607 kB [ebuild N ] x11-wm/metacity-2.24.0 USE="-debug -xinerama" 2,110 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/bug-buddy-python-2.24.0 USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] gnome-extra/bug-buddy-2.22.0 USE="eds -debug" 1,052 kB [ebuild N ] dev-libs/elfutils-0.131-r2 1,380 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/totem-python-2.24.0 USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-video/totem-2.24.2 USE="nsplugin python -bluetooth -debug -galago -gnome -lirc -nautilus -nvtv -tracker" 2,484 kB [ebuild N ] dev-libs/totem-pl-parser-2.24.1 USE="doc hal" 610 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/gdata-1.0.8 USE="examples" 78 kB [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-gio-0.10.20 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-pango-0.10.20 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/nautilus-cd-burner-python-2.24.0 USE="examples -debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] gnome-extra/nautilus-cd-burner-2.24.0 USE="cdr dvdr -debug" 709 kB [ebuild N ] gnome-base/nautilus-2.22.5.1-r1 USE="X -beagle -debug -gnome -tracker" 4,900 kB [ebuild N ] gnome-base/gvfs-1.0.2 USE="avahi doc gphoto2 hal samba -archive -bash-completion -bluetooth -cdda -debug -fuse -gnome -gnome-keyring" 897 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/gnome-media-python-2.24.0 USE="examples -debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] gnome-extra/gnome-media-2.24.0.1 USE="esd ipv6 -debug -gnomecd" 2,290 kB [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-meta-0.10-r2 USE="X a52 alsa dvb dvd esd flac mad mpeg ogg oss theora vorbis xv -ffmpeg -mythtv" 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-mpeg2dec-0.10.8 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-dvdread-0.10.8 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-fluendo-mpegdemux-0.10.15 281 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/gst-plugins-ugly-0.10.8 USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/gst-plugins-bad-0.10.7 USE="-debug" 1,903 kB [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-a52dec-0.10.8 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-theora-0.10.20 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-dvb-0.10.7 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/gnome-applets-python-2.24.0 USE="examples -debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/gnome-desktop-python-2.24.0 USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/librsvg-python-2.24.0 USE="examples -debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/evolution-python-2.24.0 USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/libgtop-python-2.24.0 USE="-debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/libwnck-python-2.24.0 USE="examples -debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/gtksourceview-python-2.24.0 USE="doc examples -debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/gnome-keyring-python-2.24.0 USE="examples -debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/rhpl-0.213 236 kB [ebuild N ] net-libs/gtk-vnc-0.3.7 USE="examples opengl python" 422 kB [nomerge ] sys-apps/usermode-1.96 USE="-debug (-selinux)" [ebuild N ] sys-libs/system-config-base-1-r1 0 kB [nomerge ] gnome-extra/nautilus-cd-burner-2.24.0 USE="cdr dvdr -debug" [ebuild N ] gnome-base/eel-2.22.2 USE="X -debug" 584 kB [nomerge ] media-video/totem-2.24.2 USE="nsplugin python -bluetooth -debug -galago -gnome -lirc -nautilus -nvtv -tracker" [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-gconf-0.10.8-r1 0 kB [nomerge ] dev-python/gtksourceview-python-2.24.0 USE="doc examples -debug" [ebuild N ] dev-python/libgnomeprint-python-2.24.0 USE="doc examples -debug" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-base-2.24.0 USE="-debug" 0 kB Total: 52 packages (52 new), Size of downloads: 36,563 kB Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No]
I'm agree with this. I'm a KDE user, I need to install 86 packages and download more than 129 MB to use this software. Somebody could explain to me how to install virt-manager without gnome dependencies ? Thanks.
Committed virt-manager-0.6.0 to the tree which has its dependency list cleaned up a bit and gnome-keyring support is optional. Being a gnome-based app it still includes a handful of gnome libs but at least now it is limited to a couple core ones.
I'm sorry, but it isn't true. Yes I have less dependencies, but I have always gnome-base/gnome-keyring even if I don't have gnome-keyring flag, because virt-manager needs dev-python/libgnome-python, needs dev-python/gnome-vfs-python, needs dev-python/gnome-vfs, needs gnome-base/gnome-mount, needs gnome-base/gnome-keyring. It's maybe impossible to remove gnome-keyring dependency, then your flag name is bad.
(In reply to comment #7) > I'm sorry, but it isn't true. > Yes I have less dependencies, but I have always gnome-base/gnome-keyring even > if I don't have gnome-keyring flag, because virt-manager needs > dev-python/libgnome-python, needs dev-python/gnome-vfs-python, needs > dev-python/gnome-vfs, needs gnome-base/gnome-mount, needs > gnome-base/gnome-keyring. > > It's maybe impossible to remove gnome-keyring dependency, then your flag name > is bad. > Doh, I didn't catch that. I know it would be pretty trivial for virt-manager to not require anything from gnome-vfs-python (it only uses one function from there to linkify the url in the about page) but I'm not sure how strict the libgnome-python requirement is on gnome-vfs-python. I'll look into this soonish, thanks for pointing it out.
No problems for me, thank you very much for your work. I use Paludis (not emerge), maybe Paludis is more strict to apply the dependencies.
I had a new problem: virt-manager compiles with all gnome/gtk dependencies with -gnome-keyring flag, but when I launch, I have an error message about "gconf" is missed. I've installed dev-python/gconf-python and now it runs.
(In reply to comment #10) > I had a new problem: virt-manager compiles with all gnome/gtk dependencies with > -gnome-keyring flag, but when I launch, I have an error message about "gconf" > is missed. > > I've installed dev-python/gconf-python and now it runs. > Oops, I meant to have that in the list but it got left out by mistake. Fixed now.
