[FreeBSD] xpad system tray icon missing

[Jason]

This worked previously, but since updating port to newest version it no longer starts up with one. Here is a bug report that was filed by one of our users:

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=264070

Attached is a buildlog for port.

Thanks!
-jgh

[Arthur Borsboom (arthurborsboom)]

Hi Jason,

Gtk (the Gnome framework used by Xpad) has deprecated the GtkStatusIcon a long time ago. For that reason Xpad has moved to another app indicator (systray) library, to my frustration due to losing functionality.

Xpad 5.4 and older uses library GtkStatusIcon (part of the Gtk - deprecated)
Xpad 5.5-5.6 uses library appindicator (libappindicator - unmaintained)
Xpad 5.7 and newer uses library ayatana (libayatana-appindicator - maintained)

The library ayatana-appindicator is a optional dependency for Xpad. Without this library Xpad will work, but without the systray. This might be what the user is experiencing. If the systray is wanted, then the ayatana-appindicator library must installed, preferably as a dependency for the Xpad package.

Could it be that the library ayatana-appindicator is missing on the system tested and that the package has to be updated to this new dependency?

[Jason (jason-helfman)]

Hello,

Thanks for detailing out this dependency. I am working on porting these applications to FreeBSD, so I can tie them to xpad as a dependency.

Thanks,
Jason

[Arthur Borsboom (arthurborsboom)]

Would you mind to let me know if that solved the issue?

[Jason (jason-helfman)]

I have ported dependencies. I am just trying to secure some resources verifying package builds. Would you mind validating this screenshot as it working? Seems like it is, but unsure as I don't know how it should look with new client.

Thanks,
Jason

[Jason (jason-helfman)]

I have access to build my packages, now. Here is attached buildlog, and here is a link to full build:
https://home.lerctr.org:8888/build.html?mastername=live-jgh-ports&build=2022-05-21_17h35m25s

Thanks,
Jason

[Jason (jason-helfman)]

Hi,

Added new ports dependencies for xpad:
https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/?id=af3ae4fd010229fcbb80227d448217af252abb13
https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/?id=264653451346b9acee98978d9a12fa1319e9d88d
https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/?id=334cedb860352502e73cb850a3d99bec53c3a978

Added library dependencies to xpad:
https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/?id=cd7f8b3b8135bdd20bc9a69c290e7318d6d9d11d

Thanks,
Jason

[Jason (jason-helfman)]

Confirmed as working for user!
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=264070#c12

[Arthur Borsboom (arthurborsboom)]

Hi Jason,

The screenshot of the tray icon looks good.
I guess we can close this bug report?

[Jason (jason-helfman)]

Yes, please close report. Thanks for confirming helping to work through this to fix for our users! It is much appreciated.

[Arthur Borsboom (arthurborsboom)]

You're welcome.
And thank you for helping out with FreeBSD.

Closing report.

[Jason (jason-helfman)]

Happy to! If you would like to included information on how to install for FreeBSD in your documentation or in website these pages show how to install and has a historical record of packages:

This is information for trunk:
https://www.freshports.org/deskutils/xpad/

This is information for stable:
https://www.freshports.org/deskutils/xpad3/

Thanks,
Jason

[Arthur Borsboom (arthurborsboom)]

Hmmm, I'm not sure what to do with this information.

However, if you feel like something explicitly needs to be changed in the Xpad code or documentation, feel free to do suggestions. We can then have a look together.

[Jason (jason-helfman)]

That's a fair point. I'll have a look and put in a bug or patch if I find an appropriate spot.

Thanks!
-Jason