Bug#638126: panflute-applet: needs porting to new libpanel-applet interface

[Michael Biebl]

Hi Paul,

in Debian unstable, we currently have the GNOME 3 transition ongoing. As
part of GNOME 3, the old GNOME 2 panel applet interface is going away
[1]. panflute is one of the packages using that interface.

Are you, as upstream, working on a port to GNOME 3, i.e. a port to the
D-Bus based GNOME 3 panel or even integration into gnome-shell?

An answer to this question would help to decide, if we continue to ship
panflute in the Debian archive or not.

Cheers,
Michael

P.S: Please CC the bug report on replies.

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=638126

[Paul Kuliniewicz]

Post by Michael Biebl
Hi Paul,
in Debian unstable, we currently have the GNOME 3 transition ongoing. As
part of GNOME 3, the old GNOME 2 panel applet interface is going away
[1]. panflute is one of the packages using that interface.
Are you, as upstream, working on a port to GNOME 3, i.e. a port to the
D-Bus based GNOME 3 panel or even integration into gnome-shell?
An answer to this question would help to decide, if we continue to ship
panflute in the Debian archive or not.

I stepped away from Panflute development back in March since I didn't
see much of a role for it in a GNOME 3 world, and no one has stepped up
to take it over since then, so it's safe to say the project is largely
dead.

[Michael Biebl]

reassign 638126 ftp.debian.org
retitle 638126 RM: panflute -- dead upstream; blocks GNOME transition
thanks

Post by Paul Kuliniewicz

Post by Michael Biebl
Hi Paul,
in Debian unstable, we currently have the GNOME 3 transition ongoing. As
part of GNOME 3, the old GNOME 2 panel applet interface is going away
[1]. panflute is one of the packages using that interface.
Are you, as upstream, working on a port to GNOME 3, i.e. a port to the
D-Bus based GNOME 3 panel or even integration into gnome-shell?
An answer to this question would help to decide, if we continue to ship
panflute in the Debian archive or not.

I stepped away from Panflute development back in March since I didn't
see much of a role for it in a GNOME 3 world, and no one has stepped up
to take it over since then, so it's safe to say the project is largely
dead.

Given that I got no reaction from the Debian maintainer either, I'd say
it's safe to request the removal of this package.

Cheers,
Michael