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[PATCH] gnu: freedesktop: Add packagekit.

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From: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: freedesktop: Add packagekit.
Date: Mon,  5 Jun 2017 07:29:31 +0100

* gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm (packagekit): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index 85a6c8b26..ef07f2d64 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages acl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
   #:use-module (gnu packages autotools)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
   #:use-module (gnu packages boost)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
   #:use-module (gnu packages databases)
@@ -267,6 +268,46 @@ the org.freedesktop.login1 interface over the system bus, allowing other parts
 of a the system to know what users are logged in, and where.")
     (license license:lgpl2.1+)))
 
+(define-public packagekit
+  (package
+    (name "packagekit")
+    (version "1.1.5")
+    (source (origin
+             (method url-fetch)
+             (uri (string-append
+                   "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/"
+                   "PackageKit/releases/"
+                   "PackageKit-" version ".tar.xz"))
+             (sha256
+              (base32
+               "035pqxgkyki813hyw2frrbpfllq113zfk5qcp9wvsq5lsp74ix2h"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:tests? #f
+       #:make-flags (list (string-append "BASH_COMPLETIONS_DIR="
+                                         %output "/etc/bash_completion.d"))
+       #:configure-flags
+       '("--disable-systemd")))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("intltool" ,intltool)
+       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("python" ,python-wrapper)
+       ("glib:bin" ,glib "bin")))
+    (inputs
+     `(("glib" ,glib)
+       ("bash-completion", bash-completion)
+       ("polkit" ,polkit)))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("sqlite" ,sqlite)))
+    (home-page "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/")
+    (synopsis "API for package management, through D-Bus")
+    (description
+     "PackageKit provides a way of performing package management tasks,
+e.g. updating, removing and installing software.  Through supporting many
+backends, PackageKit can perform these tasks using the appropriate package
+manager for the current system.")
+    (license license:gpl2+)))
+
 (define-public python-pyxdg
   (package
     (name "python-pyxdg")
-- 
2.13.0

Message #12 received at 27247-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
Cc: 27247-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27247: [PATCH] gnu: freedesktop: Add packagekit.
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:56:45 +0200

Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net> skribis:

> * gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm (packagekit): New variable.

Applied, thanks!

> +       #:configure-flags
> +       '("--disable-systemd")))

Could it be that it only uses the logind part of systemd?  If that’s the
case, we could adapt it to use elogind.

Oh, and now PackageKit needs a Guix back-end.  :-)

Thanks,
Ludo’.

Message #15 received at 27247-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 27247-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27247: [PATCH] gnu: freedesktop: Add packagekit.
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 21:48:28 +0100

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

On 07/06/17 13:56, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net> skribis:
> 
>> * gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm (packagekit): New variable.
> 
> Applied, thanks!

Great, thanks for you review :)

>> +       #:configure-flags
>> +       '("--disable-systemd")))
> 
> Could it be that it only uses the logind part of systemd?  If that’s the
> case, we could adapt it to use elogind.

Yes, maybe, I'll have a go at adding elogind.

> Oh, and now PackageKit needs a Guix back-end.  :-)

Yes, that would be nice wouldn't it

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