Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:48:34 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> Cc: gnome@freebsd.org, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@nsu.ru> Subject: Re: gconf schemas + .desktop file question Message-ID: <4EE29E52.5030907@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4EE296DA.60409@freebsd.org> References: <20111209184403.GA17862@regency.nsu.ru> <4EE296DA.60409@freebsd.org>
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On 12/09/2011 15:16, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> On 12/9/11 1:44 PM, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
>> hi there,
>>
>> i'm currently working on `graphics/ufraw' port and thinking if it should
>> install files mentioned in ${subj}. the port provides them, but i am not
>> sure if it's ok to enable installation thereof.
>>
>> my hesitation is due to the fact that i don't use gnome, gconf, or related
>> crap; i believe those things are badly implemented and contradict unix
>> philosophy. nonetheless, if presence of these files would not hurt purists
>> like me, and does not require any dependencies, why not? maybe it would
>> be useful for people that are deeply in the gnome camp.
>>
>> thus my question is: is it ok to install them without setting some
>> USE_GNOME=gconf magic and calling `update-desktop-database' in makefile?
>> i'd rather not pull these dependencies, but if i have too, i'd appreciate
>> some hints of what should i include if corresponding OPTION would be set.
>>
>> so far i may just install them as plain files, with no gnomish dependencies
>> recorded.
>
> You need to run gconftool-2 to properly install schema, which means that
> gconf will need to be installed. For the .desktop file, look at
> x11/xterm. They do a good job of making this optional.
+1
The bare .desktop files are used in xfce, which IMO has a nice balance
between "bare bones WM" which I tend to favor and "kitchen sink DE"
which I have a powerful dislike for.
Doug
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