On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 02:46:22PM +0200, Vincent Zweije wrote: > On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 01:14:25PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > || The .desktop file distributed with the evince package > || (/usr/share/applications/evince.desktop) contains: > || > || Exec=evince %U > || > || meaning that the user's $PATH is taken into account. In general, > || taking $PATH into account is recommended, but IMHO, this should > || not be the case here, because of the following points (related > || to each other): > || > || 1. This .desktop file is a file associated with /usr/bin/evince > || (distributed in the same package...). > > NFS-mounted /home could be used on multiple computers, where the same > (compatible) evince is installed at different locations. > This is especially true in the case of an environment with multiple Linux distros (or even with other operating systems, now that Solaris ships with GNOME). Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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