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[PATCH] gnu: emacs-desktop-environment: Include runtime dependencies

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Cc: Reily Siegel <mail <at> reilysiegel.com>, 50231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#50231] [PATCH] gnu: emacs-desktop-environment: Include runtime dependencies
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:56:17 +0200

Hi,

Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr> skribis:

> Reily Siegel <mail <at> reilysiegel.com> writes:
>
>> The emacs package can be configured to use other tools. However, unless
>> the package is specifically configured otherwise, it will not work when
>> installed. Without either these propagated inputs or special
>> configuration, this package cannot perform any of its functions. 
>
> I know, but this Emacs library is not supposed to provide the features
> itself. I assume you use it on top of installed executables, as
> explained in the package description:
>
>   The package depends on the availability of shell commands to do the
>   hard work for us.
>
> Pulling all of them from an Emacs package sounds backward.

How about:

  1. Providing only those tools for which there’s no choice, like
     ‘alsa-utils’ and ‘brightnessclt’.

  2. Patching file names instead of propagating.

Thoughts?

Ludo’.

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