Activity log for bug #1025174

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2012-07-16 08:41:10 Michael Vogt bug added bug
2012-07-16 08:41:17 Michael Vogt tags hib-binary
2012-07-16 15:52:17 Michael Vogt summary desktop file should set "Path=" key Binary apps (often) expect their data relative to the current-working-directory
2012-07-16 15:53:34 Michael Vogt description While looking at the packaging of pkgme for the hib games I noticed that quite a lot of them set "Path=/opt/the-path-to-the-pkg" in their desktop file. I think we should do the same, dosn't hurt and helps in a lot of cases where apps assume they are run from their base directory. While looking at the packaging of pkgme for the hib games I noticed that quite a lot of them expect to find their data relative to the current working directory. One easy way to archive this is to set "Path=/opt/the-path-to-the-pkg" in the desktop file. I think we should do that as it dosn't hurt and helps in a lot of cases.
2012-07-17 18:53:09 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:~james-w/pkgme-devportal/add-path-to-desktop
2012-07-17 20:08:58 James Westby pkgme-devportal: status New In Progress
2012-07-17 20:09:00 James Westby pkgme-devportal: importance Undecided High
2012-07-17 20:09:02 James Westby pkgme-devportal: assignee James Westby (james-w)
2012-07-18 10:53:46 Canonical CA Tarmac pkgme-devportal: status In Progress Fix Committed
2012-08-28 15:34:53 Michael Vogt pkgme-devportal: status Fix Committed Fix Released