On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Shawn Sörbom wrote: > I have run into a few projects lately that don't include .desktop files but > should. my usual approach to handle this is to write a patch with quilt that > writes a .desktop file to the project's root directory, then add a > corresponding line to the debian/[package].install file. I know this approach > works, but is it the "right" way? Does it matter?
It would be better to send upstream a patch to include the .desktop file in their source tree and install it using their build system. If they refuse to accept that then I would put the desktop file in debian/ and add it to debian/install. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
