1 files changed, 83 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/soundconverter-remove-gconf-dependency.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/soundconverter-remove-gconf-dependency.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f065b9a3d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/soundconverter-remove-gconf-dependency.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+From: Sebastian Ramacher <sebastian@ramacher.at>
+Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 13:25:35 +0200
+Subject: Only fetch profiles if GConf is still available
+
+---
+ bin/soundconverter.py       |  1 -
+ soundconverter/gstreamer.py | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
+ 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/bin/soundconverter.py b/bin/soundconverter.py
+index 39055ce..5198443 100644
+--- a/bin/soundconverter.py
++++ b/bin/soundconverter.py
+@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ def _check_libs():
+         import gi
+         gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
+         gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
+-        gi.require_version('GConf', '2.0')
+         from gi.repository import GObject
+         # force GIL creation - see https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=710447
+         import threading
+diff --git a/soundconverter/gstreamer.py b/soundconverter/gstreamer.py
+index 23aaa9b..211b052 100644
+--- a/soundconverter/gstreamer.py
++++ b/soundconverter/gstreamer.py
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
+ from gettext import gettext as _
+ 
+ import gi
+-from gi.repository import Gst, Gtk, GObject, GConf, Gio
++from gi.repository import Gst, Gtk, GObject, Gio
+ 
+ from soundconverter.fileoperations import vfs_encode_filename, file_encode_filename
+ from soundconverter.fileoperations import unquote_filename, vfs_makedirs, vfs_unlink
+@@ -66,25 +66,29 @@ _GCONF_PROFILE_LIST_PATH = "/system/gstreamer/1.0/audio/global/profile_list"
+ audio_profiles_list = []
+ audio_profiles_dict = {}
+ 
+-_GCONF = GConf.Client.get_default()
+-profiles = _GCONF.all_dirs(_GCONF_PROFILE_LIST_PATH)
+-for name in profiles:
+-    if _GCONF.get_bool(_GCONF_PROFILE_PATH + name + "/active"):
+-        # get profile
+-        description = _GCONF.get_string(_GCONF_PROFILE_PATH + name + "/name")
+-        extension = _GCONF.get_string(_GCONF_PROFILE_PATH + name + "/extension")
+-        pipeline = _GCONF.get_string(_GCONF_PROFILE_PATH + name + "/pipeline")
+-        # check profile validity
+-        if not extension or not pipeline:
+-            continue
+-        if not description:
+-            description = extension
+-        if description in audio_profiles_dict:
+-            continue
+-            # store
+-        profile = description, extension, pipeline
+-        audio_profiles_list.append(profile)
+-        audio_profiles_dict[description] = profile
++try:
++    from gi.repository import GConf
++    _GCONF = GConf.Client.get_default()
++    profiles = _GCONF.all_dirs(_GCONF_PROFILE_LIST_PATH)
++    for name in profiles:
++        if _GCONF.get_bool(_GCONF_PROFILE_PATH + name + "/active"):
++            # get profile
++            description = _GCONF.get_string(_GCONF_PROFILE_PATH + name + "/name")
++            extension = _GCONF.get_string(_GCONF_PROFILE_PATH + name + "/extension")
++            pipeline = _GCONF.get_string(_GCONF_PROFILE_PATH + name + "/pipeline")
++            # check profile validity
++            if not extension or not pipeline:
++                continue
++            if not description:
++                description = extension
++            if description in audio_profiles_dict:
++                continue
++                # store
++            profile = description, extension, pipeline
++            audio_profiles_list.append(profile)
++            audio_profiles_dict[description] = profile
++except ImportError:
++    pass
+ 
+ required_elements = ('decodebin', 'fakesink', 'audioconvert', 'typefind', 'audiorate')
+ for element in required_elements: