On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Carsten Haitzler <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:13:47 +0000 Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri > <[email protected]> said: > >> Hi all, >> >> Recently I had to do a new install and that's the time when you >> realize shortcomings exist :-) For instance I use Gentoo and we don't >> ship gnome-menus or kde-similar by default, so the result is an empty >> applications menu. >> >> Google reminded me of >> http://wiki.enlightenment.org/index.php/E17_and_Efreet with hints on >> how to hack around it. Not good if we're willing to release. >> >> Given that pulling in gnome-menus will bring in lots of unneeded stuff >> just for a handful of .directory or .menu, why not create our own and >> install it with E17 or Efreet? We can get either Gnome or KDE files >> and derive our own, that is always installed and we default to it. >> >> Comments, suggestions? > > the problem is.. for this file to work it has to be installed out-of-prefix.. > so we can install it but.. we'd put it in PREFIX/etc/xdg/menus > (ie /usr/etc/xdg/menus or /usr/local/etc/xdg/menus). you'd have to symlink it > from there... but e's menu config panel and wizard will pick up these > locations > just fine. if we call it enlightenment.menu or such... no problems. of course > user will have to select it in wizard or config gui... but its a few clicks > away.
I don't see why, user can install --sysconfdir or even append more search paths to $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS -- Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri http://profusion.mobi embedded systems -------------------------------------- MSN: [email protected] Skype: gsbarbieri Mobile: +55 (19) 9225-2202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
