Re: why does ssconvert need D-bus ?

[Morten Welinder <mortenw gnome org>]

> Why would ssconvert need this ?

To store configuration parameters.  Most of the settings we store there
are GUI related, but there are a few here and there that are not and apply
meaningfully to ssconvert.

> ssconvert is supposed to be a simple commandline utility to convert from
> one format into another

I am not sure I agree with that description.  ssconvert is Gnumeric minus
the gui.

M.







On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Fourhundred Thecat <400thecat gmx ch> wrote:
> > On 2016-09-01 14:50, Morten Welinder wrote:
> >
> > It shouldn't need an X server.  That is, as you say, kind of the point.
> >
> > GConf, on the other hand, is needed.  We don't really know or control
> > what that does under the hood, but needing an X server is unreasonable.
> >
> > Please file a bug against gconf for this.
>
> IIUC, gconf is a database for gnome applications, to store configuration
> settings.
>
> Why would ssconvert need this ?
>
> ssconvert is supposed to be a simple commandline utility to convert from
> one format into another
>
>
>
>
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