[Pkg-bluetooth-maintainers] Bug#530829: Bug#530829: Bug#530829: bluez-gnome: receive file doesn't work, gnome-user-share not usable

[Filippo Giunchedi]

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 02:57:21PM +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> On ven, 2009-05-29 at 14:48 +0200, Filippo Giunchedi wrote:
> > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 02:25:31PM +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> > > > agreed, a note is in order. Note also that now gvfs-backends is recommended and
> > > > a bug was filed to enable obex backend though AFAIK gnome-vfs-obexftp doesn't
> > > > act as obex server but simply as a obex browser.
> > > 
> > > Ok so what exactly is needed to be able to receive files with bluetooth?
> > > The g-u-s stuff?
> > 
> > for gnome I'd say yes, though anything that setups an obex server (through
> > obex-data-server if wanted) will work. Perhaps also a python script using
> > dbus might be worth including.
> 
> Ok, but there is no integration with bluetooth-applet, I guess? I seem
> to recall that obex-data-server was run by bt-applet but I'm not sure
> it's true.

obex-data-server listens on dbus via a .service file on org.openobex so
everything going there will invoke ods.

> > it is replaced by gvfs-backends indeed, see #530435 which just got fixed
> 
> Ok so I guess the “browse” bug can be closed (well, I'll first test it,
> but…)

please test and close as you see fit, otherwise I'll do :)

filippo
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