Re: .deb issue

[Eric Lavarde <deb@zorglub.s.bawue.de>]

Hi,

actually, you're supposed to use dh_installmenu (or cdbs) in your rules
file, and not add yourself the update-menu commands into the postinst/rm
files.

I _guess_ that the menu file isn't installed at all and that something
else takes care of adding the menu point into the Gnome menu.

What I don't understand is why you expect the label to be
"lkmonitor version 0.3 alpha" where the menu file contains "Linux Kernel
Monitor"!?

Hope this helps, Eric

JM Barrios wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> I am developing a .deb package an all goes well but I have problems 
> putting it in the Applications menu of Gnome. I have modified the 
> debian/menu.ex file with this content:
> 
> ?package(lkmonitor):needs="x11″ section="Apps/System" \
> title="Linux Kernel Monitor" command="/usr/bin/lkmonitor" \
> icon="/usr/share/pixmaps/lkmonitor/spider-shadow16.png"
> 
> 
> then I renamed the file from menu.ex to menu. I have modified 
> debian/postinst.ex file adding this lines:
> 
> set -e
> if [ "$1″ = "configure" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/update-menus ]; then 
> update-menus ; fi
> 
> and debian/postrm.ex file adding this lines:
> 
> set -e
> if [ "$1″ = "configure" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/update-menus ]; then 
> update-menus ; fi
> 
> I have renamed both files from postinst.ex and postrm.ex to postinst and 
> postrm. The package is built well and it works but it only appear in the 
> gnome menu as the attached file shows and without icon. Also, it shows 
> the application version is "Lkmonitor Version 0.1" as you can see and I 
> want it shows "lkmonitor version 0.3 alpha"
> 
> Thanks for reading my email
> 
> JM Barrios