Package: ibus-keyman
Version: 16.0.139-4
Hi!
Without being sure I actually found a bug, I would like to raise a
discussion as a follow-up of <https://bugs.debian.org/1033571> (which
hasn't been well received so far). The unblock discussion made me aware
of this script:
https://github.com/keymanapp/keyman/blob/master/linux/debian/ibus-keyman.postinst
The script makes me think of im-config, which sets the applicable
environment variables and starts ibus-daemon at login.
I suppose the purpose with the script is to make ibus-keyman instantly
usable in the same session as it is installed. I imagine that may work
if ibus-daemon was already running and thus the needed environment
variables already set for the session. But what if ibus was pulled as a
dependency when installing ibus-keyman? Will keyman work in a meaningful
way even if the variables are not present?
If the answer to that question is "no", wouldn't it be more
straightforward to instruct the users to relogin before starting to use
keyman, and thus drop the postinst script?
I may well have misunderstood it, and if so, I would appreciate a brief
explanation of the intention with the script.
--
Rgds,
Gunnar
