Re: .desktop file handling
On 09/15/2016 10:02 AM, Ghislain Vaillant wrote:
> On 15/09/16 08:53, Gianfranco Costamagna wrote:
>>> I know this approach
>>> works, but is it the "right" way? Does it matter?
>>
>> your way is the best one if you also add a patch to automatically
>> install the file
>> inside the upstream build system.
>>
>> Otherwise you can avoid a patch and add the desktop file inside the
>> debian directory,
>> and ask upstream to integrate it.
>
> In my personal experience, upstream usually prefers to be asked about
> where to put the .desktop file. So writing a patch that blindly places
> it in the root of the source tree may be rejected as is.
>
> Instead you should rather first embed it in the debian/ folder and
> discuss with upstream where to put it in a subsequent PR.
A desktop file without application icons doesn't make a lot of sense,
placing the desktop relative to icons is common.
Related policy:
https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html#s-menus
Kind Regards,
Bas
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