Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:52:18 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: maintainer-feedback requested: [Bug 297315] deskutils/mate-indicator-applet depends on obsolete libindicator instead of libayatana-indicator Message-ID: <bug-297315-6497-cZSqIUGacx@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-297315-6497@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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Bugzilla Automation <bugzilla@FreeBSD.org> has asked freebsd-gnome (Nobody) <gnome@FreeBSD.org> for maintainer-feedback: Bug 297315: deskutils/mate-indicator-applet depends on obsolete libindicator instead of libayatana-indicator https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=297315 --- Description --- The FreeBSD port deskutils/mate-indicator-applet has an outdated build dependency on devel/libindicator. The port's upstream build system already supports Ayatana Indicators, but the FreeBSD Makefile still forces the obsolete Ubuntu Indicator implementation. Environment FreeBSD: 15.0-RELEASE-p10 Ports tree: current ports tree at time of report Port: deskutils/mate-indicator-applet-1.26.0_4 Description The port Makefile currently contains: make BUILD_DEPENDS= libindicator>=12.10.1:devel/libindicator This dependency pulls in the old Ubuntu Indicator implementation: libindicator-12.10.1_3 However, the upstream `configure` script for `mate-indicator-applet-1.26.0` checks for both Ubuntu Indicators and Ayatana Indicators: ayatana-indicator3-0.4 >= 0.6.0 indicator3-0.4 >= 12.10.2 On a FreeBSD system, the Ayatana implementation is available and satisfies the requirement: ayatana-indicator3-0.4 >= 0.6.0 but the old Ubuntu implementation provided by `libindicator` does not satisfy the required version: Package dependency requirement 'indicator3-0.4 >= 12.10.2' could not be satisfied. Package 'indicator3-0.4' has version '12.10.1', required version is '>= 12.10.2' This causes the configure stage to fail with: configure: error: Either Ayatana Indicators or Ubuntu Indicators are required to build mate-indicator-applet. Steps to reproduce 1. Install/build `deskutils/mate-indicator-applet` from ports: cd /usr/ports/deskutils/mate-indicator-applet make install 2. The port installs: devel/libindicator as a build dependency. 3. The configure stage fails because the Ubuntu Indicator version is too old. Workaround Manually modified the port Makefile: Replace make BUILD_DEPENDS= libindicator>=12.10.1:devel/libindicator with make BUILD_DEPENDS= libayatana-indicator>=0.6.0:devel/libayatana-indicator After this change make completes successfully. Expected behavior The port should use the actively maintained Ayatana Indicator implementation or otherwise provide an OPTIONS-based selection between Ubuntu Indicators and Ayatana Indicators.home | help
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