Bug 239027

Summary:	net-im/empathy-2.24.0 missing a USE flag for panel applets
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	nm (RETIRED) <nightmorph>
Component:	[OLD] GNOME	Assignee:	Santiago M. Mola (RETIRED) <coldwind>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	gnome, net-im
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://live.gnome.org/Empathy/Install
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	238650

Description nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-09-29 10:36:32 UTC

According to the upstream page (http://live.gnome.org/Empathy/Install), libpanelapplet is *optional*; there is a compile-time switch provided if you want to build the megaphone & nothere applets.

The source code seems to confirm this; see configure.ac.

There needs to be a USE flag of some kind in the ebuild for this, that way those of us with non-Gnome desktops can install Empathy without dragging along a boatload of Gnome deps. For example, it'd be easier to transition away from Pidgin to something friendlier, like Empathy, if only it didn't bring Gnome to the party.

Thanks!

Comment 1 Santiago M. Mola (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-10-03 17:55:15 UTC

Added 'applet' USE flag 2.24.0-r1. Thanks for the report :)