On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 08:14:22PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Le Sun, May 12, 2013 at 12:36:27PM +0200, Bernhard R. Link a écrit : > > > > 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.
For the record, this policy is not neglected. I regularly do mass bug reporting for packages with broken/missing menu files. I even maintain a git repository of all menu files for that purpose. Cheers, -- Bill. <[email protected]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130512114738.GB6175@yellowpig
