No way to add desktop files at build time
Bug #1588359 reported by
Michael Hall
This bug affects 7 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Snapcraft |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Olivier Tilloy |
Bug Description
I would like my snap to copy the icon for it's .desktop file from a part's source into /setup/gui/ at build time, but there is currently no way to do this.
description: | updated |
tags: | added: snap-desktop-issue |
Changed in snapcraft (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in snapcraft: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in snapcraft: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
milestone: | none → next |
Changed in snapcraft: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
tags: | added: eco-team |
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I would like to copy the desktop file after it is build by the build system. It starts as a .in file and is merged with the translation .po files to create the final desktop. Then it needs to get copied to the location for Snapcraft after the build step.