Thread: Desktop and xpm file in Centos 5 compile
I am trying to figure out what files I need to edit to get the pgadmin3.desktop file to install under gnome (/usr/share/application) when I am compiling my own pgadmin centos rpm.
I have all the necessary dependencies for pgadmin installed.
Here are the steps I take.
1. svn co svn://svn.pgadmin.org/trunk/pgadmin3 pgadmin3
2. cd pgadmin3
3. bash bootstrap
4. ./configure
5. make
6. checkinstall -R make install
Checkinstall makes the rpm fine but it does not put in the .desktop file under /usr/share/applications.
If on step 6, I just do a "make install" it doesn't copy over the .desktop file either, so it's not checkinstall causing this.
I have all the necessary dependencies for pgadmin installed.
Here are the steps I take.
1. svn co svn://svn.pgadmin.org/trunk/pgadmin3 pgadmin3
2. cd pgadmin3
3. bash bootstrap
4. ./configure
5. make
6. checkinstall -R make install
Checkinstall makes the rpm fine but it does not put in the .desktop file under /usr/share/applications.
If on step 6, I just do a "make install" it doesn't copy over the .desktop file either, so it's not checkinstall causing this.
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Rudi Schmitz <rudischmitz@gmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to figure out what files I need to edit to get the > pgadmin3.desktop file to install under gnome (/usr/share/application) when I > am compiling my own pgadmin centos rpm. > I have all the necessary dependencies for pgadmin installed. > > Here are the steps I take. > > 1. svn co svn://svn.pgadmin.org/trunk/pgadmin3 pgadmin3 > 2. cd pgadmin3 > 3. bash bootstrap > 4. ./configure > 5. make > 6. checkinstall -R make install > > > Checkinstall makes the rpm fine but it does not put in the .desktop file > under /usr/share/applications. > > If on step 6, I just do a "make install" it doesn't copy over the .desktop > file either, so it's not checkinstall causing this. I'm not familiar with checkinstall, but the pgAdmin build system makes no attempt to install the .desktop file. When it was added to the tree, the XDG specs weren't widely followed so it's inclusion was largely a convenience for anyone that wanted it. Nowadays, if someone wanted to spend some time fixing the build system to install the file, I'd have no objections - pkg/Makefile.am would be the place to start. -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Rudi Schmitz <rudischmitz@gmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to figure out what files I need to edit to get the > pgadmin3.desktop file to install under gnome (/usr/share/application) when I > am compiling my own pgadmin centos rpm. > I have all the necessary dependencies for pgadmin installed. > > Here are the steps I take. > > 1. svn co svn://svn.pgadmin.org/trunk/pgadmin3 pgadmin3 > 2. cd pgadmin3 > 3. bash bootstrap > 4. ./configure > 5. make > 6. checkinstall -R make install > > > Checkinstall makes the rpm fine but it does not put in the .desktop file > under /usr/share/applications. > > If on step 6, I just do a "make install" it doesn't copy over the .desktop > file either, so it's not checkinstall causing this. I'm not familiar with checkinstall, but the pgAdmin build system makes no attempt to install the .desktop file. When it was added to the tree, the XDG specs weren't widely followed so it's inclusion was largely a convenience for anyone that wanted it. Nowadays, if someone wanted to spend some time fixing the build system to install the file and icon etc, I'd have no objections - pkg/Makefile.am would be the place to start. -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com