Bug#707851: Please do not remove menu before .desktop is fixed (if it ever will be)
Le Sun, May 12, 2013 at 12:36:27PM +0200, Bernhard R. Link a écrit :
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> As I think it is unlikely that there will be a policy to fit all of this
> together (especially the "what to show in which program"), I'd suggest
> to just have menu and .desktop entries in Debian packages that way:
Hi Bernhard,
I think that the point is that the current Policy, that packages should have
Debian menu entries, is neglected enough that it questions whether the Policy
can stay a "should" without at the same time failing at documenting current
practice. So two things can change:
- The Policy can switch from "should" to "may", or
- menu files can be added to pakcages so that their prevalence match the Policy.
On the PTS, there is an interface to suggest watch files to the package
maintainers. If you would do something similar for menu entries, maybe the
coverage would increase.
But this does not solve the problem that maintainers (me included) are not willing
to maintain an entry for two systems in parallel. Another solution would be to
convert FreeDesktop entries to menu entries, either at build or at install time.
Currently, my proposition would be that packages should have a menu entry for
at least one of the FreeDesktop or Debian menu systems. This would relax the
Policy on Debian menu entries as proposed by Sune, while keeping the Debian
menu system section in the Policy.
Have a nice day,
--
Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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