On Wed, 30 May 2007, Daniel Leidert wrote:
Unfortunately this is not the case for dh_desktop. Just take a look at it's code (just a few lines). It adds the update-desktop-database call in every case a .desktop file is found, independent from it's content - wasting time and resources by simply rebuilding the database without the necessity - that's why I'm not happy with calling this script without reason. This debhelper script needs some improvement (e.g. checking for MimeType field, before it adds the update-desktop-database call) to handle the situation better. I know.
Ahh, OK. Would you mind filing a bug report about this against debhelper once you found out this?
@Adrien: I saw this suggestion several times by Ubuntu developers trying to bring .desktop files to Debian. That's why I'm now a little bit annoyed seeing this suggestion again and again. The MOTU-guide at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/Packages/DesktopFiles simply is wrong in this point. To tell the good news: It already suggests to run desktop-file-validate. The bad news: Seems, this is not done.
I'll try to do my best. Thanks again Andreas. PS: A fixed package will follow today or at least on Monday because there is a new upstream version that should replace the current package. -- http://fam-tille.de -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]