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[Michael Diers <mdiers@xxxxxxxx>]

On 2010-07-01 08:48, Max Bowsher wrote:
> On 30/06/10 15:53, Michael Diers wrote:
>> However, there are no extra runtime dependencies involved when support
>> for GNOME Keyring and KWallet is enabled. The dependency is strictly
>> build-time. Subversion will probe for the libraries at runtime; if they
>> are not installed -- well, that's fine, too. Subversion will simply
>> revert to storing secrets in the user's home directory.
> 
> Aha. I didn't realize that there was neither run-time nor
> package-install-time dependency involved. That makes things much better.
> 
>> So unless we want to deliberately protect users of Karmic and below from
>> the change of behaviour that the KWallet integration entails, when the
>> required libraries are installed, I don't see the point of explicitly
>> disabling it. In fact, I'm very much in favour of enabling it.
> 
> It's an issue, but a minor one. I now agree with you that we should turn
> it back on (assuming, of course, KDE in all the older distroseries is
> new enough for Subversion's needs?)

I understand that this is in fact the case, i.e. the KWallet API has
been stable since Hardy at least.

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Michael Diers, elego Software Solutions GmbH, http://www.elego.de