Public bug reported:
ibus-avro, an IBus plugin for inputting Bangla, is a brand new package
in Ubuntu eoan. It's not shown in Ubuntu Software, though, so I dived
into the gnome-software source to see if I could figure out why, and
found src/gs-folders.c. The gs_folders_convert() function in that file
includes some hard coded lists including "sundry_apps". sundry_apps
holds the names of some .desktop files, including a few ibus-
setup-*.desktop files.
As a test I built gnome-software with "ibus-setup-ibus-avro.desktop"
added to sundry_apps. That made a difference - suddenly Ubuntu Software
found ibus-avro.
The conclusion from my investigation is that IBus input methods are
shown in Ubuntu Software if all three of these criteria are met:
1. The package has an AppStream metadata file.
2. The package has an ibus-setup-[engine_name].desktop file in
/usr/share/applications.
3. The .desktop file is included in the "sundry_apps" list in
src/gs-folders.c.
I don't know if this is how it's supposed to work, but if it is, the
patch in the linked merge proposal ought to be a proper fix (and should
also be upstreamed).
** Affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium
Assignee: Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)
Status: In Progress
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1839682
Title:
ibus-avro not shown in Ubuntu Software
Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Bug description:
ibus-avro, an IBus plugin for inputting Bangla, is a brand new package
in Ubuntu eoan. It's not shown in Ubuntu Software, though, so I dived
into the gnome-software source to see if I could figure out why, and
found src/gs-folders.c. The gs_folders_convert() function in that file
includes some hard coded lists including "sundry_apps". sundry_apps
holds the names of some .desktop files, including a few ibus-
setup-*.desktop files.
As a test I built gnome-software with "ibus-setup-ibus-avro.desktop"
added to sundry_apps. That made a difference - suddenly Ubuntu
Software found ibus-avro.
The conclusion from my investigation is that IBus input methods are
shown in Ubuntu Software if all three of these criteria are met:
1. The package has an AppStream metadata file.
2. The package has an ibus-setup-[engine_name].desktop file in
/usr/share/applications.
3. The .desktop file is included in the "sundry_apps" list in
src/gs-folders.c.
I don't know if this is how it's supposed to work, but if it is, the
patch in the linked merge proposal ought to be a proper fix (and
should also be upstreamed).
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