[SOLVED] xfce4-terminal in 14.2 launches gnome-pty-helper

alberg · 07-13-2016, 02:20 PM

In 14.2, xfce4-terminal, when launched, starts another process - gnome-pty-helper, which remains running until the terminal is closed. If I remember correctly, on 14.1 this was not happening (maybe transition to gtk3 has caused it). Internet search shows, that it's not needed for basic terminal functionality and can be turned off at least at make time. Can it be turned off without recompiling xfce4-terminal?

Thanks.

ponce · 07-13-2016, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alberg

In 14.2, xfce4-terminal, when launched, starts another process - gnome-pty-helper, which remains running until the terminal is closed. If I remember correctly, on 14.1 this was not happening (maybe transition to gtk3 has caused it).

I think you don't remember correctly, see the vte.SlackBuild in 14.1 and 14.2 (in both the option --enable-gnome-pty-helper is present)

http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackwar...vte.SlackBuild
http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackwar...vte.SlackBuild

Quote:

Originally Posted by alberg

can be turned off at least at make time. Can it be turned off without recompiling xfce4-terminal?

yes, rebuilding the vte package turning off that option in the SlackBuild.

alberg · 07-13-2016, 03:10 PM

Thanks!

> I think you don't remember correctly,

I must be mixing it with Arch (only recently began using Slackware).

Will rebuild vte.

EDIT:

Yep. This is from Arch vte package:

Quote:

build() {
cd $pkgname-$pkgver
export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"

PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2 ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
--libexecdir=/usr/lib/vte \
--localstatedir=/var --disable-static \
--enable-introspection --with-gtk=2.0 --disable-gnome-pty-helper
make
}