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Re: I want to help in the bug #737866



Am 04.11.2015 um 12:27 schrieb Paul Wise:
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Alexandre Detiste wrote:
> 
>>   Maybe this kind of bugs could be mass-closed ?
> 
> As long as the desktop file has an icon, the bug could be closed but
> if the desktop file doesn't have an icon either then they should be
> re-titled. In short I think they should be audited rather than
> mass-closed.

Hi Miguel,

thanks for your interest in getting involved in Debian.

I think bug #737866 is an easy way to start as a collaborator but you
should be aware of that Debian's menu system has been phased out in
favor of the FreeDesktop menu standard. [2] If a package contains only
menu files, it is still fine to improve the Debian menu integration but
it is even better to work on FreeDesktop integration, so that the menu
file can be removed eventually. I have decided for myself to support
both menu systems for the Stretch release but after that I am going to
remove menu files whenever the FreeDesktop standard is supported as well.

I agree with Paul that those bugs should be audited rather than
mass-closed. In this special case there is also a desktop file icon, so
it's probably better to close this bug. However you can find a lot of
similar bug reports with packages without icons or desktop files. They
are still valid and worth fixing. [3] On this page you will also find a
lot of "resolved" bugs. Those resolved bug reports will help you to find
a solution and they provide example patches and fixes.

For instance tuxfootball and xjig don't provide icons at all, or
packages like hexxagon are without desktop files. [4][5][6] Those bugs
are worth fixing. Just send your patch to the bug report and tag the bug
with "patch.

Regards,

Markus

[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/737866
[2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2015/09/msg00000.html
[3]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=pkg-games-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org;tag=desktop-integration
[4] https://bugs.debian.org/726894
[5] https://bugs.debian.org/738068
[6] https://bugs.debian.org/737928

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