We use libgnome-menu to build the applications index and watch for
changes, so that is where the bug probably resides.
The configuration we use is in /etc/xdg/menus/unity-lens-
applications.menu and uses the <DefaultAppDirs/> directive to pick
applications directories rather than specify them manually.
Perhaps it only checks for these default directories once on startup,
rather than watching the parents of missing default dirs?
** Also affects: gnome-menus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1204599
Title:
Unity does not pick up changes to ~/.local/share/applications if it
doesn't exist when Unity starts
Status in Unity Applications Lens:
New
Status in Unity Mir:
New
Status in “gnome-menus” package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in “qtubuntu” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
On an up to date saucy/touch/mako image on package install, click
packages create a desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications. After
which, the user can tap 'Search' under the applications scope and find
the new app. However, this does not work properly if
~/.local/share/applications does not exist at the time Unity started,
which is the case on at least the mako saucy touch image.
Steps to reproduce:
1. mv ~/.local/share/applications ~/.local/share/applications.bak
2. reboot
3. install a click package (or drop a properly formatted (see bug #1204595)
desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications
4. search the Dash for the package
The Dash won't find the package in step 4 until restarting Unity.
After rebooting, installing click packages or adding desktop files
works as expected (ie, you can find them in step 4). I don't know if
this worked properly or not in Unity 7.
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