system-config-language-2.1.0 released

[pravin.d.s at gmail.com]

cc'ing to devel list as well.


On 29 May 2014 11:26, pravin.d.s at gmail.com <pravin.d.s at gmail.com> wrote:

> Glad to see this happening after long time.
>
>
> On 29 May 2014 10:25, Parag Nemade <pnemade at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>   It took some time but finally we have a working
>> system-config-language[1] tool in Fedora rawhide. The major changes
>> happened from 1.4.1 release to this 2.1.0 release are
>> 1) system-config-language GUI is re-written using PyGobject3 API's.
>> 2) system-config-language checks packages to install for any language
>> using yum-langpacks instead of groups in comps file.
>>
>
> Earlier s-c-l was using groupinstall which used to install fonts, IMES and
> l10n related packages. yum-langpacks only install l10n related package.
>
> If i remember correctly Bill mentioned earlier, intention behind langpack
> is to get rid of language related group and also mentioned
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=840885#c21 "
>
> The groups are likely to be removed soon - input methods merged into the input-methods group, and fonts into the font group."
>
> But question arise if layman users want to install IME and fonts packages
> related to his language, how he can accomplish that? With the present
> implementation either he need to install all fonts and IME's available in
> systems to get his desired language related package. This is definitely
> what we are looking for.
>
> I strongly feel langpacks should be compatible with "groupinstall
> lang-support" in long term.
>
> Regards,
> Pravin Satpute
>
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