Lazarus desktop file refers to wrong package
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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app-install-data-ubuntu (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The lazarus desktop file provided by app-install-
--original--
When looking for "lazarus", software-center will offer package "lazarus-ide" for instalation. Thats a bad choice because Lazarus will not work properly without "fpc-sources" package and lazarus-ide does not depend on it. This will produce a error message on IDE startup (about improper configuration of fpc sources directory) and many key functionalities, such as writing event handlers will not work at all.
Offering "lazarus" meta-package is a far better option, giving the user a fully functional development environment.
summary: |
- Replace lazarus-ide package by lazarus package + Lazarus desktop file refers to wrong package |
description: | updated |
affects: | software-center (Ubuntu) → app-install-data-ubuntu (Ubuntu) |
Changed in app-install-data-ubuntu (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in app-install-data-ubuntu (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Robert Roth (evfool) |
Changed in app-install-data-ubuntu (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Robert Roth (evfool) → nobody |
affects: | app-install-data-ubuntu (Ubuntu) → lazarus (Ubuntu) |
I don't understand the problem. Why does the desktop file installed by lazarus-ide influence the choice of software-center?
In what way should the desktop file be changed?