The system is in use, but has various tasks left to do to be complete as its reference implementation.

A TODO file with the light-desktop package provides the list of dependencies and status. http://pkgsrc-wip.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pkgsrc-wip/wip/light-desktop/ (other dependency packages have TODO files too)

The key tasks to do now are:

• update pcmanfm (currently using wip version but has bugs)
• include all on a LiveCD
• GUI around pkgin
• complete the netbsd-light-desktop-artwork package
• complete the netbsd-icon-theme package
• split nautilus into nautilus-extensions which is used by gnome-system-tools
• test the gnome-system-tools (including superuser access via GUI)
• test system-config-printer-gnome
• package guvcview (but is very Linux specific so test mplayer or xine with tv://)
• package chromium (use firefox for now)
• package software-properties-gtk
• package xfburn
• port simple-scan (it uses udev) or find alternative
• package xfce4-power-manager or alternative
• package network-manager-gnome or alternative (using dhcpcd-gtk for now)
• test lightdm or lxdm)

Upstream Bugs

Several bugs were found and reported to the upstream maintainers:

• right click in menu stays open https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3527766&group_id=180858&atid=894869
• lxpanel abort pthread_mutex_unlock https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3527777&group_id=180858&atid=894869
  • workaround in glib2 until fixed http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/reed/light-desktop/patch-glib2-gthread-posix.txt
• lxsession-edit core dump on exit https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3527778&group_id=180858&atid=894869
• lxsession-logout doesn't stop lxde https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3527786&group_id=180858&atid=894869

Closed bugs

• PAM_XAUTHDATA and PAM_XDISPLAY not defined https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/999709
• LC_ALL needs locale.h https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/999438
• SIGPOLL undeclared https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3528311&group_id=156956&atid=801864
• no pcmanfm file change monitoring https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3527773&group_id=156956&atid=801864
  • solved ... needed glib2 built with kqueue or glib2 gio-fam installed and famd started
• what g_open version? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/999718
• setresgid and setresuid not portable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/999713
• clearenv not portable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/999714
• pcmanfm high cpu when ran twice https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3527770&group_id=156956&atid=801864
• lxappearance doesn't start https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3527772&group_id=180858&atid=894869
• pcmanfm crash with my custom .desktop file https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3527776&group_id=156956&atid=801864