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From: Heinrich Wendel <lanius@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP: Gentoo Menu System - Version 2
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 06:17:14
Message-Id: 200312131317.04321.lanius@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP: Gentoo Menu System - Version 2 by Donnie Berkholz
1 Am Saturday 13 December 2003 02:51 schrieb Donnie Berkholz:
2 > On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 13:48, Heinrich Wendel wrote:
3 > > Based on the comments of the last thread on -dev about this GLEP I
4 > > created a new version. Please take a look at
5 > >
6 > > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/glep/glep-0016.html
7 >
8 > The substance of this isn't changed as far as I can tell: the brunt of
9 > creating all these .desktop files and maybe icons still lies on us.
10 >
11 > I still agree with a point made in the last thread:
12 >
13 > What's so bad about filing this as an upstream request instead? It
14 > significantly reduces our work since we don't have to do it for hundreds
15 > of packages. Instead, an upstream developer only has to do it once.
16
17 Most desktop related applications already ship with a .dekstop file and an
18 icon, you just have to install them in the correct locations.
19
20 mfg, heinrich :)
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Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP: Gentoo Menu System - Version 2 Donnie Berkholz <spyderous@g.o>