Re: update-menus

[Fabien <fabien@cur-archamps.fr>]

Wayne Topa wrote:
> 
>         Subject: update-menus
>         Date: Thu, May 27, 1999 at 06:00:34PM +0200
> 
> In reply to:Fabien
> 
> Quoting Fabien(fabien@cur-archamps.fr):
> > Hello.
> >
> > I have tried to use update-menus for local applications (not from debian
> > package).
> >
> > In man menufile, they say :
> > <<  Each menuentry specifies what pack­
> >        age it depends on, if that package is not  installed,  the
> >        menuentry will be ignored by update-menus(1).  (In a menu­
> >        entry you can  specify  pseudo-packages  that  start  with
> >        "local",  update-menus will always use those menuentries).
> > >>
> >

> 
> For your problem, if its not a Debian package, do something this:
> less /etc/menu/gtcd
> ?package(local.gtcd):needs="x11" icon="none" section="Apps/Sound"
> title="Gtcd" command="/usr/X11R6/bin/gtcd"
> 
> All on the same line of course.  Note the ?package(local.gtcd).  Thats
> what got it working here.
> 

Thanks a lot, it works well !!

ps : it's a shame that there is not enough explanations in the man
pages.

Fabien.