On 06/04/2014 07:24, Cameron Norman wrote: > El Tue, 3 de Jun 2014 a las 9:03 PM, Eric Lavarde <[email protected]> escribió: >> Hi Daniel, On 3 June 2014 20:54:58 CEST, Daniel Lintott >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Mentors! I'm currently packaging a notification application, >> BuildNotify [1]. It only makes sense to start the application when >> the user logs in, which can be done using the >> $(HOME)/.config/autostart directory or adding an entry using the >> Startup Applications GUI. >From the packaging perspective, is this >> something we should do when the package is installed... or should >> it be left to the user to configure how they start it? >> > XDG autostart provides for both of these scenarios. You can (and should) > install the autostart entry in /etc/xdg/autostart/ for system wide > starting of the tray icon. Individual users can disable the entry by > making one with the same name in ~/.config/autostart/ with a single > line, "Hidden=true", as the contents. > > I think users installing this piece of software will expect it to be > started at boot, and we should do just that.
BuildNotify lets you "monitor multiple continuous integration servers with customizable build notifications for all projects". I would assume it will only do useful work after configuration. If that is the case, I think setting up the autostart bits should be done by BuildNotify when a user has entered something useful into the configuration. Ansgar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
