[bug#56111] [PATCH] gnu: playerctl: update to 2.4.1.

[Jose G Perez Taveras]

Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> writes:

> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
>
> Jose G Perez Taveras <josegpt27@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Here is an update to playerctl to 2.4.1 and fixed dependencies.
>> It uses `dbus-launch' to start a new daemon.
>>
>> This is my first time sending a patch, I would be very happy if you
>> could point me out to anything I should know.
>
> Hi Jose,
>
> Thanks for the patch.
>
>> +    (propagated-inputs (list dbus))
>
> The addition of dbus as a propagated input was the only thing that stood
> out to me.
>
> If playerctl does call out to dbus-launch, then patching the source to
> refer to the specific /gnu/store/...-dbus/.../dbus-launch binary would
> be the nicest approach, since that would avoid propagating dbus.
>
> Is it necessary to propagate the dbus package, and if so, what doesn't
> work if you don't?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> [[End of PGP Signed Part]]

Hello Christopher,

I kept on testing the patch. As you mentioned, propagating dbus is not
necessary for the package to work correctly.

Thank you for the feedback.

Best,
josegpt

Here's an updated version of the patch.

---
 gnu/packages/music.scm | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/music.scm b/gnu/packages/music.scm
index 60cb176320..2d0d582e6c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/music.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/music.scm
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2022 Remco van 't Veer <remco@remworks.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2022 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2022 Wamm K. D. <jaft.r@outlook.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2022 Jose G Perez Taveras <josegpt27@gmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -5562,7 +5563,7 @@ (define-public pragha
 (define-public playerctl
   (package
     (name "playerctl")
-    (version "2.2.1")
+    (version "2.4.1")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -5571,14 +5572,14 @@ (define-public playerctl
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "17hi33sw3663qz5v54bqqil31sgkrlxkb2l5bgqk87pac6x2wnbz"))))
+                "0ij065blj3h5v6iivvpmgh1095vicj1nc7hp1nhlhpqagd98l89s"))))
     (build-system meson-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:configure-flags '("-Dintrospection=false" "-Dgtk-doc=false")))
-    (inputs (list python-pygobject))
+     `(#:configure-flags '("-Dgtk-doc=false")))
     (native-inputs
      `(("glib:bin" ,glib "bin")
-       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("gobject-introspection" ,gobject-introspection)))
     (synopsis "Control MPRIS-supporting media player applications")
     (description
      "Playerctl is a command-line utility and library for controlling media

base-commit: d13ffd1580ec2253b6e05fb6300c3629aee893e3
-- 
2.36.1