Bug#645491: description for libglib2.0-bin
Jonathan Nieder
jrnieder at gmail.com
Sun Oct 16 21:53:37 UTC 2011
Martin Eberhard Schauer wrote:
> "This package contains some commandline utilities using GLib."
The reality seems more complex:
- gdbus: its main purpose is (?) monitoring DBus activity in
order to debug apps that use glib.
- gsettings: a simple commandline interface to the GSettings
facility. It lets you get and set keys, and to monitor an
individual key for changes.
A typical use might be (?) in a script or shell snippet for
the user to paste to dump settings or change a setting.
The gdm3 package dependency on libglib2.0-bin might be due
to this tool.
- glib-compile-schemas: converts from text to a binary format
that apps using GSettings use. Just a symlink, presumably
because libglib2.0-0 already needs this functionality.
- gio-querymodules: symlink to /usr/lib/glib-2.0/gio-querymodules
Maybe something along these lines (warning: not fact-checked):
This package contains some low-level commandline utilities for
working with GLib facilities. In particular, it contains
a tool for tracing GDBus activity (gdbus) and a tool for
getting, setting, and monitoring configuration stored using
backends GSettings understands (gsettings).
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