Bug#707851: Debian Menu Systems : Implementation of the TC decision
Le mardi, 29 septembre 2015, 02.10:01 Guillem Jover a écrit :
> Wow, this is such terrible policy… So we have supporters of the XDG
> format, and supporters of the menu format. Some of those would and
> have accepted files of their non-preferred format in their packages,
> some have outright refused them. But now they have to choose between
> one of them, because they can no longer ship both.
One of the points of the TC decision is precisely to avoid a "free
choice" between the two formats. The first point of that decision is to
adopt ba679bff76f5b9152f43d5bc901b9b3aad257479 in the Debian Policy,
which contains:
> Packages shipping applications that comply with minimal requirements
> described below for integration with desktop environments should
> register these applications in the desktop menu, (…)
Applications "should" be registered in the FreeDesktop menu if that
makes sense. The second point of the TC decision (which phrasing to be
committed in the Debian Policy we're currently discussing) is to forbid
applications that do provide XDG menu entries to _also_ provide "trad
menu" entries.
> So we might end up with packages by menu supporters removing .desktop
> files, and packages from XDG supporters removing .menu files. And
> users of either format caught inbetween.
The TC decision is saying "XDG menu is now the source, it should be read
by 'trad menu' programs, and _can_ be completed for the range of
applications that don't make sense in the XDG menu, but do make sense in
the 'trad menu'". Like it or not, this is decided, and we're "only"
discussing how this should take form in the Debian Policy.
In the light of the TC decision, I would personally consider a package
dropping an XDG desktop entry in favor of a menu entry buggy (although
there will certainly be cases debatable cases).
> Also is the TC going to implement the changes in the "menu programs"
> to support the XDG format? Because I don't see the ruling to be very
> motivating for the menu supporters.
"The TC" is not going to engage in detailed design work (or
implementation work, for what is worth), although any of its members
could (but I don't see this happening).
Cheers,
OdyX
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