svn commit: r312762 - in head/games/whichwayisup: . files

Max Brazhnikov makc at issp.ac.ru
Fri Feb 22 12:40:16 UTC 2013


On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:21:30 +0000 Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 12:09:55PM +0000, Max Brazhnikov wrote:
> > Since this port generates .desktop file via DESKTOP_ENTRIES it definitely
> > doesn't need desktopfileutils. If .deskop file is shipped with the sources
> > the criterion for using desktopfileutils is MimeType key in .deskop file.
> > Configure script usually looks for it in this case.
> 
> This is (by far) not the first time I see people blindly depending on
> desktopfileutils in cases when it is not really needed.  Someone(tm) should
> grep the collection for incorrect usages thereof, and fix them.

It can be done for ports with DESKTOP_ENTRIES, but it's up to maintainers when
.desktop comes with tarball. Perhaps I should update porters handbook on this
matter.

Max


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