Bug#506930: gcalctool should not depend on huge package gnome-icon-theme

[Loïc Minier]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> The icon isn't really necessaary to be able to use the software,
> though (AFAIK, no other icons are affected).

 I don't intend to go debate this; you can take it with upstream or with
 the submitter of the "about dialog broken" bug.  From a technical
 standpoint, I consider this a required dependency for minor
 functionality.

> >  I don't think we have any GNOME icon theme for non-GNOME users, and
> >  beside: what would you include in such an icon theme anyway?  It
> >  doesn't make any sense to me.
> Yes, I think no icon should be displayed if no icon themes are
> available. BTW, other software (e.g. Liferea) doesn't display
> such an icon.

 Liferea isn't part of upstream GNOME and it has no icon in its about
 dialog which is absolutely ugly.  Besides, the gcalctool icon which is
 in gnome-icon-theme is also required for the application to set an icon
 in the task list (window list), in its window decorations, and in the
 menus.  So this isn't even only about the About dialog.

> >  gcalctool is a GNOME app
> No, it isn't:
> Description: A GTK2 desktop calculator
>                ^^^^

 It's part of the official GNOME moduleset; check:
 http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php/gcalctool
 http://directory.fsf.org/project/gcalctool/

 I think the description was never updated since the tool was promoted
 for GNOME inclusion.

 I've fixed it in pkg-gnome SVN; thanks.


 The dep was also downgraded to a recommends as to allow you to replace
 the theme with another one.

-- 
Loïc Minier