sdl freeciv client doesn't make a menu item

[Caroline Ford]

Binary package hint: freeciv

Installed 2.1.3-1 on current hardy.Using freeciv-client-sdl.

No menu item is made. One should be made in games.

[Caroline Ford (secretlondon)]

The package installs a file called freeciv-client-sdl in /usr/share/menu. It contains:

?package(freeciv-client-sdl):needs="x11" section="Games/Strategy" title="Freeciv client (SDL version)" command="/usr/games/civclient-sdl" icon="civclient.xpm"

[Caroline Ford (secretlondon)]

It doesn't put anything in /usr/share/applications

[Ernst (ernst-blaauw)]

In Ubuntu 8.10, freeciv sdl still has no menu item.
freeciv-client-sdl:
  Installed: 2.1.5-2
  Candidate: 2.1.5-2
  Version table:
 *** 2.1.5-2 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Robert Browne (rlist)]

Icon should have full path.
icon="/usr/share/pixmaps/civclient.xpm"
Needs changing in all freeciv packages.

[KarlGoetz (kgoetz)]

Hi,
I dont feel this is a bug. I'm copying in the comment I've sent to http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=470978

Only one .desktop file is shipped. (vs Debian menu files, for which
each client has its own, and are available via the Debian submenu in
Applications).

The Debian alternatives system changes which binary the .desktop file
points to.
kk

[KarlGoetz (kgoetz)]

I've just installed freeciv 2.1.10 freeciv-client-gtk client is the only one which has a working .desktop file. I think the bug here is the alternatives system not updating the .desktop correctly.

So while I described the behaviour that (AIUI) is supposed to take place, it seems its not what actually happens.

I'll look into it.
kk

[KarlGoetz (kgoetz)]

The version in git should fix this (provides a .desktop file), but its untested.

[KarlGoetz (kgoetz)]

This should be fixed in the version currently uploading to PPA. Could someone please test?
thanks,
kk

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package freeciv - 2.1.10-1

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freeciv (2.1.10-1) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Karl Goetz ]
  * New upstream release
  * Bump standards-version to 3.8.3
  * Update watch file
    - Now version 3
    - Switched to gna.org instead of sf.net
  * Switch readline dev dependency to libreadline-dev instead of
  libreadline5-dev. Closes: #553758
  * Changed compat to 5
  * Relaxed dependencies on freeciv-server for sdl and gtk clients,
  freeciv-server is now a recommends
  * Stop d/rules trying to gzip scenarios - upstream does this.
  * Remove export of datarootdir in d/rules, upstream seems to handle
  this correctly now.
  * Deleted 01_configure_ac_localedir.diff from d/patches/ and from series.
  * Create per-client .desktop files. Closes: #470978, LP: #190555
  * Desktop files mention which client they are (sdl/gtk/xaw3d).
  * Add myself to uploaders on Clint's suggestion.

  [ Clint Adams ]
  * Change watch file to grab bz2 tarballs.
  * Switch to 3.0 (quilt) source format.
  * Remove quilt code from debian/rules.
 -- Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync <email address hidden> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:41:49 +0000