Currently xfce4-panel builds with --enable-gtk2 to maintain compatibility with old panel plugins that still depend on it. This setting can be possibly made optional for users who only use the updated gtk+3 panel plugins.
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=26ab76702c63b9b58fcc1e2a7197a0927396c5dc commit 26ab76702c63b9b58fcc1e2a7197a0927396c5dc Author: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2019-08-22 10:03:33 +0000 Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2019-08-22 11:14:54 +0000 xfce-base/xfce4-panel: Make GTK+2 optional Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/692714 Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> xfce-base/xfce4-panel/metadata.xml | 3 +++ xfce-base/xfce4-panel/xfce4-panel-4.14.0.ebuild | 9 ++++----- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)