Re: git: d631449922df - main - compiz: disable gconf support

On Thu, 9 Jun 2022 09:07:25 +0200
Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 08, 2022 at 10:28:36PM -0700, Chris wrote:
> > On 2022-06-08 18:47, Tomoaki AOKI wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > > 
> > > How can I convert settings stored in gconf backend?
> > > 
> > > Maybe needs migrating to ~/.config/compiz/compizconfig/Default.ini,
> > > for each user, but not sure how to do so.
> > > The mapping of each entry on Default.ini are unclear.
> > I approved the proposal as Gconf will no longer be available. I'm
> > going to take a look at this to see what's possible. Then implement/document
> > it. In the meantime you should be able to lock your current version of
> > compiz*
> > to maintain it's current functionality.
> > If you (or anybody else) finds a good solution/alternative before I
> > do. Please open a pr(1).
> > 
> > Chris
> 
> So be honnest I have no idea how to convert from gconf to anything else.
> I have been working on decommisionning gconf and ended up on the compiz port,
> which is why I did contact the maintainer.
> 
> Generally the way to migrate out of gconf is to to move to gsettings which is
> the gconf replacement (part of glib) and there is a tool that exist for that: 
> gsettings-data-convert(1) provided by the latest version of gconf, which should
> do the trick. (note that apparently compiz do support gsettings if I trust
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Compiz (don't know if it needs a tweak in the
> ports or not.
> 
> Another way: as far as I know gconf is using xml so it might be possible to write
> an xslt which converts from this xml to a .ini, but not sure how trivial this is.
> 
> Best regards,
> Bapt

Unfortunately, `gsettings-data-convert --dry-run --verbose` shows
nothing related with compiz.

  ===== Quot =====

File 'org.gnome.crypto.pgp.convert already converted, skipping
File 'brasero.convert already converted, skipping
File 'gvfs-smb.convert already converted, skipping
File 'gsettings-desktop-schemas.convert already converted, skipping
Collecting settings for schema 'org.gnome.sound-juicer'
Skipping GConf key '/apps/sound-juicer/audio_profile', no user value
Skipping GConf key '/apps/sound-juicer/base_uri', no user value
Skipping GConf key '/apps/sound-juicer/eject', no user value
Skipping GConf key '/apps/sound-juicer/file_pattern', no user value
Skipping GConf key '/apps/sound-juicer/open_completed', no user value
Skipping GConf key '/apps/sound-juicer/path_pattern', no user value
Skipping GConf key '/apps/sound-juicer/strip-special', no user value
Set key 'volume' to double '1'
File 'gvfs-dns-sd.convert already converted, skipping
File 'org.gnome.crypto.pgp_keyservers.convert already converted,
skipping File 'totem.convert already converted, skipping
File 'wm-schemas.convert already converted, skipping
File 'gnome-settings-daemon.convert already converted, skipping
File 'opensubtitles.convert already converted, skipping
Collecting settings for schema 'org.gnome.totem.plugins.pythonconsole'
Skipping GConf key '/apps/totem/plugins/pythonconsole/rpdb2_password',
no user value Directory '/usr/share/GConf/gsettings' does not exist,
nothing to do

  ===== End quot =====

Possibly, gsettings-data-convert shows nothing for sucessful job,
though.

Not done actual run as I'm not enough sure.


Another info is that I could export gconf settings as XML data by
`gconftool-2 --recursive-list /schemas/apps/compiz` for schemas and by
`gconftool-2 --recursive-list /apps/compiz` for actual settings.

It would be better waiting for Chris's work.

Thanks in advance!

P.S.
gsettings-data-convert looks for /usr/share/GConf/gsettings, but
it should be ${LOCALBASE}/share/GConf/gsettings on FreeBSD.
But there are no data related to compiz there.

-- 
Tomoaki AOKI    <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>