[Fedora-packaging] desktop file validation

David Timms dtimms at iinet.net.au
Sat Apr 26 04:07:32 UTC 2008


Christopher Aillon wrote:
> I got recently called out for using desktop-file-validate instead of 
> desktop-file-install when the upstream .desktop file is correct, doesn't 
> need to be changed, and make install already places it in the correct 
> location.

This all makes good sense; but what are the actual differences between 
-validate and -install ?

Does install call validate ?




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