On Thursday 14 July 2011 03:15 pm, Pav Lucistnik wrote: > Jung-uk Kim p紫e v �t 14. 07. 2011 v 15:07 -0400: > > > > entry. I assume that the filename of the desktop entry is > > > > unimportant, > > > > > > The filename of desktop entry should be 100% inconsequential, > > > and our only care should be not have two ports installing same > > > file. > > > > I believe the original intention was to use executable name to > > make desktop file, i.e., ${PREFIX}/bin/foo -> > > ${DESKTOPDIR}/foo.desktop. > > Yes, and then came ports that needed to install several icons for > same executable, with different arguments. That was the reason for > the change.
That had to be considered a bug for the ports, not for bsd.port.mk. As I said, the only bug in it was not describing limitations more clearly, IMHO. > > > > and is used only internally by Gnome or whatever. > > > > > > Sounds like a bug to me. > > > > Why do you think there is a bug? Basically, desktop files are > > meta-data for OSes which cannot handle extended attributes within > > a > > No, .desktop files are just gnomeish equivalent of windows .pif > files. .pif was a poor copycat of Mac's resource fork. ;-P > If they are used for something more significant, that's poor design > by my standards. That's why I wanted to get an opinion from gnome > team before taking any steps on this issue. Poor design, maybe. But what's your point, really? > > file (e.g., resource fork of Mac), if I understand it correctly. > > I don't see anything wrong with GNOME referencing its window > > manager by desktop file name rather than by executable name with > > obscure options. > > If that .desktop file was that critical for GNOME functionality, > then why it is not installed by vendor Makefiles and have to be > hacked in in the port?? You mean x11-wm/compiz? As far as I know, many Linux "distros" install their own customized .desktop files. As such, often times "vendors" don't install it by default. > > DESKTOP_ENTRIES are for *basic* stuff and bsd.port.mk clearly > > says complex desktop files cannot use it: > > Yes but I see no need to abandon DESKTOP_ENTRIES for a simple port > like links.. Please let the maintainers decide. Jung-uk Kim _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"