The validate_desktop_entries function is redundant to the built-in
.desktop file checks done by Portage directly. It is used in total by
two packages for both of which bugs have been filed.
---
eclass/eutils.eclass | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/eclass/eutils.eclass b/eclass/eutils.eclass
index e398aafc464a..d91245495caa 100644
--- a/eclass/eutils.eclass
+++ b/eclass/eutils.eclass
@@ -883,6 +883,9 @@ _eutils_eprefix_init() {
# @DESCRIPTION:
# Validate desktop entries using desktop-file-utils
validate_desktop_entries() {
+ eqawarn "validate_desktop_entries is deprecated and should be not be
used."
+ eqawarn ".desktop file validation is done implicitly by Portage now."
+
_eutils_eprefix_init
if [[ -x "${EPREFIX}"/usr/bin/desktop-file-validate ]] ; then
einfo "Checking desktop entry validity"
--
2.12.0
