Obextool don't have menu entry

Bug #133748 reported by Fabien Lusseau
8
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
obextool (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Alessandro Tanasi
Declined for Jaunty by Luca Falavigna

Bug Description

Binary package hint: obextool

Thank you to have added this package to the Ubuntu repository !

But it don't appear in the menu.

If it is important ... I'am on Amd64.

Tags: desktop-file

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Changed in obextool:
status: New → Confirmed
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Adrien Cunin (adri2000) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report, subscribing Alessandro Tanasi who uploaded this package.

Changed in obextool:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Alessandro Tanasi (jekil) wrote :

Assigned to me.

Changed in obextool:
assignee: nobody → jekil
status: Confirmed → In Progress
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Alessandro Tanasi (jekil) wrote :

The package have a menu file.
In which menu it don't appear?
Please explain click by click

Changed in obextool:
status: In Progress → Incomplete
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Fabien Lusseau (fabien-beosfrance) wrote :

Ah yes, it is a .desktop file that is missing ...

I don't use debian menu files ...

Thank you !

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Alessandro Tanasi (jekil) wrote :

This type of application don't have a .desktop because it don't need.
Not all X11 application is integrated in gnome/kde menu.

But if you need this i can do it.

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Alessandro Tanasi (jekil) wrote :

Fixed.

Changed in obextool:
status: Incomplete → Fix Committed
Changed in obextool:
assignee: jekil → ubuntu-universe-sponsors
status: Fix Committed → Confirmed
Daniel T Chen (crimsun)
Changed in obextool:
assignee: ubuntu-universe-sponsors → nobody
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Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz) wrote :

* Your .desktop file is not Freedesktop compliant:
debian/obextool.desktop: warning: key "Encoding" in group "Desktop Entry" is deprecated
debian/obextool.desktop: error: key "GenericName[en_US]" in group "Desktop Entry" is a localized key, but there is no non-localized key "GenericName"

* Could you please display an icon too in your .desktop file?

* Your package is not lintian clean, consider addressing some of these warning:
I: obextool source: debian-watch-file-is-missing
N:
N: This source package is not Debian-native but it does not have a
N: debian/watch file. This file is used for automatic detection of new
N: upstream versions by the Debian External Health Status project and other
N: project infrastructure. If this package is maintained upstream, please
N: consider adding a debian/watch file to detect new releases.
N:
N: If the package is not maintained upstream or if upstream uses a
N: distribution mechanism that cannot be meaningfully monitored by uscan
N: and the Debian External Health Status project, please consider adding a
N: debian/watch file containing only comments documenting the situation.
N:
N: Refer to Debian Policy Manual section 4.11 (Optional upstream source
N: location: debian/watch) and the uscan(1) manual page for details.
N:
N: Severity: wishlist; Certainty: certain
N:
W: obextool: menu-item-uses-apps-section /usr/share/menu/obextool:2
N:
N: The menu item has a line that specifies a section under "Apps". This
N: section has been moved to "Applications".
N:
N: Refer to The Debian Menu sub-policy section 2.1 (Preferred menu
N: structure) for details.
N:
N: Severity: normal; Certainty: certain
N:
W: obextool: menu-item-creates-new-section Apps/Tools /usr/share/menu/obextool:2
N:
N: The menu item has a line that specifies an unknown section or uses a
N: section that is intended only as a menu root, not as a section that
N: applications should use directly. Check the spelling of the section and
N: check the section against the list in the menu policy. (The menu
N: sections changed as of June of 2007.)
N:
N: Refer to The Debian Menu sub-policy section 2.1 (Preferred menu
N: structure) for details.
N:
N: Severity: normal; Certainty: certain

Changed in obextool:
assignee: nobody → jekil
status: Confirmed → In Progress
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Alessio Treglia (quadrispro) wrote :

I've uploaded a fix for this.

Regarding .desktop icon, upstream doesn't provide a valid one.

Changed in obextool:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package obextool - 0.33-0ubuntu2

---------------
obextool (0.33-0ubuntu2) jaunty; urgency=low

  * Add watch file.
  * Fixed debian/menu to make lintian happy.
  * Add debian/obextool.desktop and use dh_install for installing it in the
    right place (LP: #133748).
  * Move Homepage from description to source package.
  * Bump-up Standards-Version to 3.8.0.

 -- Alessio Treglia <email address hidden> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:43:11 +0100

Changed in obextool:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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