Debian Bug report logs - #856858
xterm: Please split .desktop files into separate binary package

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jeremy Bicha <jbicha@ubuntu.com>

To: submit <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: xterm: Please split .desktop files into separate binary package

Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2017 10:29:13 -0500

Source: xterm
Version: 327-2

I am a maintainer of Ubuntu GNOME. I override xterm's .desktop files
[1] because we already ship a preferred terminal (gnome-terminal).
It's not practical to not ship xterm, but xterm clutters the default
menus.

Debian GNOME and others also override these .desktop files.

For several years, Debian's xterm did not ship the .desktop files. But
some users and the xterm developer complained so this was reverted in
276-1.

I am proposing an alternative solution: move the .desktops to a
separate package named something like xterm-desktop.

That way, desktops don't need to forcefully hide xterm's .desktops but
the .desktops are easily available for those who do use them.

[1] This is done by shipping
/usr/share/gnome/applications/debian-xterm.desktop and
debian-uxterm.desktop with NoDisplay=true . Other desktops can do the
same by substituting their desktop name for 'gnome'.

Thanks,
Jeremy Bicha

Message #10 received at 856858@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jeremy Bicha <jbicha@ubuntu.com>

To: 856858@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#856858: xterm: Please split .desktop files into separate binary package

Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 15:37:36 -0400

I filed this bug a few months ago and never got a response but it was
too late to make that proposed change for Stretch so that's
understandable. I'd really like to see this happen before Ubuntu 17.10
is released in a few months.

I'd be happy to submit a patch if you're interested.

https://bugs.debian.org/856858

Thanks,
Jeremy Bicha

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