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From:
Rafael Sadowski <rafael@sizeofvoid.org>
Subject:
Re: Remove x11/lxqt/compton-conf and x11/lxqt/build-tools
To:
Matthieu Herrb <matthieu@openbsd.org>
Cc:
Rafael Sadowski <rafael@sizeofvoid.org>, ports@openbsd.org
Date:
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:34:38 +0200

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On Sun Jul 27, 2025 at 12:09:50PM +0200, Matthieu Herrb wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 11:58:25AM +0200, Rafael Sadowski wrote:
> > On Sun Jul 27, 2025 at 10:58:19AM +0200, Theo Buehler wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 10:44:54AM +0200, Rafael Sadowski wrote:
> > > > I plan to update the Lightweight Qt Desktop Environment to 2.2 but
> > > > fist I would like to remove https://github.com/lxqt/compton-conf:
> > > > 
> > > > "This repository is archived and will receive no further updates
> > > > and should be considered deprecated. If you are looking for a
> > > > configuration tool for the X composite manager, try picom-conf."
> > > 
> > > We don't have a port of picom-conf. Do you plan on providing it as part
> > > of the lxqt DE 2.2 update?
> > > 
> > 
> > Replacement sent to ports@. I don't think picom-conf should be
> > part of lxqt DE anymore. Upstream doesn't carry it anymore either
> > BUT I am not a consumer, and users should speak up about this.
> > Time is running out.
> 
> Given that picom is not in lxqt. I think picom-comfig shouldn't be
> part of lxqt either.

... and the compton-conf is not part of meta/lxqt (full or base)

I have registered a quirks entry.

> 
> > 
> > > > This also means that we can remove x11/lxqt/build-tools. Okay, to
> > > > delete these two outdated ports?
> > > 
> > > I have no opinion on either of these tools - if they're in the way of
> > > overdue updates, I'm not going to object.
> > > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Matthieu Herrb
>