Hi here is my correction. I think patch proposed by Gunnar is what we need.
On Fri, 2020-07-10 at 11:40 +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote: > Gunnar > > On Wed, 2020-07-08 at 18:09 +0200, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > > Package: src:ibus > > Version: 1.5.22-5 > > I would suggest that "Recommends: ibus" in ibus-data is replaced > > with "Suggests: ibus". > > I think what you suggest seems to be a reasonable fix to the current > excessive package pull-in situation. (But it may cause some issue > ... > see below) > > This ibus-data is a new data only package for emoji and a few static > data. If any external binary executable ZZZ accesses this data, it > is > a bad idea for ibus-data to recommend an executable package which may > not be of interest of ZZZ. (ZZZ being emoji picker under KDE in this > case) > > This reminded me to check current package dependency chain and > package > split situation of src:ibus. > > The binary ibus (bin:ibus) package has a few aspects: > > * the key entry point of package dependency chain to access ibus > related binaries (libraries) > * provider of 3 key executable components. > * XIM support daemon: ibus-daemon (ibus as a wrapper) > * ibus set up utility: ibus-setup (ibus-ui-gtk3) > * Emoji picker: ibus-ui-emojier (ibus as a wrapper) > > Making "Suggests: ibus" will cause lack of access to ibus-ui-emojier > for KDE. Is this what they wants? (Maybe not ... please check if > "ibus emoji" command access requirement under KDE) > > Maybe it is time to re-organize ibus package splits. > > Modern keyboard input path is provided to most application binaries > via > GTK library or QT applications (not via XIM). > > GNOME DE doesn't require daemon in bin:ibus but depends on > bin:libibus- > 1.0-5 via gnome-shell. In other word, under Debian Default > GNOME/Wayland ibus-daemon is not really needed to have a functional > system. (Excluding uxterm/Rxvt for CJK. We have many GTK/QT > terminals) > The same will be true for KDE. > > GNOME DE seems to use its own "ibus-setup" equivalent in javascript > and > doesn't use ibus-setup in bin:ibus. > > GNOME DE also seems to use its own "ibus emoji" equivalent, too. So > emoji related binary in bin:ibus isn't used, maybe ... Upto here is true but non-urgent issue. > Since Wayland doesn't offer xkb to support non-ASCII character input > support, ibus-infrastructure seems to support it with data in ibus- > data such as /usr/share/ibus/component/simple.xml. If ibibus-1.0-5 > uses any part of this new ibus-data package changing dependency as > following may be an idea. (I am not sure) > > * Replace "Recommends: ibus" in ibus-data with "Suggests: ibus". > * Drop "Depends: ibus-data" in ibus. > * Add "Depends: ibus-data" in libibus-1.0-5. This seems to be misguided. We need the following * Replace "Recommends: ibus" in ibus-data with "Suggests: ibus". * Add "Depends: ibus-data" in ibus Osamu
