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From:
Brian Callahan <bcallah@posteo.net>
Subject:
Re: UPDATE: x11/xfe 1.46.2 => 2.1.1
To:
Alice <drainer333@disroot.org>
Cc:
Ports <ports@openbsd.org>
Date:
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 22:35:25 +0000

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On 06/11/2025 01:37 PM, Alice wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:23:17 +0000
> Brian Callahan <bcallah@posteo.net> wrote:
> 
>> Which feature is this? I didn't make any changes to the configure
>> flags.
>> 
>> ~Brian
>> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In the patch notes for version 2.1 it states that "Xfe can now connect
> to Windows share devices and SSH servers" which is accessible through
> the tools bar or the shortcut shift-F5. The option in tools is missing
> and the shift-F5 command doesn't do anything.
> 
> In the features section it's stated that this feature is "Linux Only"
> but this should work using the OpenBSD port of gvfs.
> 
> Thanks

I see. Is it possible that this feature just works if you install Xfe 
and then install gvfs? Or does gvfs need to be available at xfe build 
time?

I ask because gvfs has lots of dependencies: 
https://openbsd.app/tree?name=x11/gnome/gvfs
Whereas xfe is pretty light on dependencies: 
https://openbsd.app/tree?name=x11/xfe

I would worry that forcing gvfs at build time would end up removing xfe 
from the available packages for smaller archs.

Or maybe it doesn't matter much anymore? What do others think?

Thanks.

~Brian