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PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2013 1:26 pm    Post subject: xdg launcher icons should be optional not mandatorial (sys-a Reply with quote

sys-apps/sandbox is a mandatorial package which installs xdg launchers in /usr/share/applications so it should be extended with a new local use flag :

xdg-launcher-icon-* (or a similar clearly recognisable string)

where the * is replaced with the app name or app name + extended feature (see next entry). so everybody can decide if they want a globally installed launcher icon for their package on their system or not.

this fits also for some apps and games which are installing launchers for servers, mapeditors and special super user access methods where each one should be seperatly (de)selectable independently from existing server or editor useflags.

A few other ebuild examples so far

games-strategy/wesnoth-1.10.6 (mapeditor launcher)
games-strategy/ufo-ai-2.4 (server launcher)

net-analyzer/nmap-6.25 (zenmap root access launcher)

by the way : version numbers should also not be visible in launchers icons like in dev-util/glade-3.14.2
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PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2013 3:18 pm    Post subject: Re: xdg launcher icons should be optional not mandatorial (s Reply with quote

phalaxy wrote:
sys-apps/sandbox is a mandatorial package which installs xdg launchers in /usr/share/applications

phalaxy ... that is incorrect, it has nothing to do with sandbox, these are installed as part of the package.

phalaxy wrote:
so it should be extended with a new local use flag : xdg-launcher-icon-* (or a similar clearly recognisable string). where the * is replaced with the app name or app name + extended feature (see next entry). so everybody can decide if they want a globally installed launcher icon for their package on their system or not.

Can we not have a "freedesktop" useflag, and a $NO_XDG variable added to the (so called) "standard", seeing that not everyone wants this, you know, so "everyone can decide"?

best ... khay
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

try to uninstall sandbox via "emerge -Cv sandbox" and then execute "emerge -uvDNp world". you WILL see that sandbox will be installed again, BECAUSE it is in the basic system set of packages, so IT IS mandatorial!

i can agree to your second tense. per default activated use-flag freedesktop for xdg launchers would be nice. therefore admins can deactivate it as per package basis in /etc/portage/package.use at their discretion

sys-apps/sandbox freedesktop use-flag should be masked per default
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

s/mandatorial/mandatory/g

This is about these two files?
/usr/share/applications/sandbox.desktop
/usr/share/pixmaps/sandbox.svg

Get over it.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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This is about these two files?
/usr/share/applications/sandbox.desktop
/usr/share/pixmaps/sandbox.svg


Yes its is and no i dont get over with it, because larry the cow must be in control ...
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

phalaxy wrote:
Yes its is and no i dont get over with it, because larry the cow must be in control ...

Then larissa the calf should learn about INSTALL_MASK though once larissa has considered it, I think she'll probably realise this is a waste of time. Still she has many years before she reaches maturity, and mistakes are how we learn..
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