[PATCH] gnu: icedove: Add a desktop file.

Jonathan Brielmaier wrote on 14 May 2020 13:49

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Message-ID:20200514114953.4457-1-jonathan.brielmaier@web.de

Thunderbird upstream doesn't provide any desktop file. So we have

to create it downstream. I filed an upstream bug:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637575

* gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm (icedove)[phases]: Add install-desktop-file phase.

---

gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)

Toggle diff (37 lines)diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm b/gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm
index 8a926681e0..7bf9850e97 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm
@@ -1344,6 +1344,32 @@ standards of the IceCat project.")
            (lambda _ (invoke "./mach" "build")))
          (replace 'install
            (lambda _ (invoke "./mach" "install")))
+         ;; Thunderbird doesn't provide any .desktop file.
+         ;; See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637575
+         (add-after 'install 'install-desktop-file
+           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+             (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
+                    (apps (string-append out "/share/applications")))
+               (mkdir-p apps)
+               (with-output-to-file (string-append apps "/icedove.desktop")
+                 (lambda _
+                   (format #t
+                           "[Desktop Entry]~@
+                            Name=Icedove~@
+                            Exec=~a/bin/icedove~@
+                            Icon=icedove~@
+                            GenericName=Mail/News Client~@
+                            Categories=Network;Email;~@
+                            Terminal=false~@
+                            StartupNotify=true~@
+                            MimeType=x-scheme-handler/mailto;~@
+                            Type=Application~@
+                            Actions=ComposeMessage;~@
+                            [Desktop Action ComposeMessage]~@
+                            Name=Write new message~@
+                            Exec=~@*~a/bin/icedove -compose~%"
+                           out))))
+             #t))
          (add-after 'install 'wrap-program
            (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
              (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))

2.26.2

Ricardo Wurmus via web wrote on 14 May 2020 14:50

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This looks good to me!

Jonathan Brielmaier wrote on 15 May 2020 10:56

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so is this good for push? I cannot do that myself.

On 14.05.20 14:50, Ricardo Wurmus via web wrote:

Toggle quote (5 lines)> This looks good to me!
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Marius Bakke wrote on 23 May 2020 21:16

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Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier@web.de> writes:

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> Thunderbird upstream doesn't provide any desktop file. So we have

> to create it downstream. I filed an upstream bug:

> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637575

> * gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm (icedove)[phases]: Add install-desktop-file phase.

Applied, thanks!

Closed

Nicolas Goaziou wrote on 23 May 2020 21:56

Re: bug#41256: [PATCH] gnu: icedove: Add a desktop file.

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Hello,

Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com> writes:

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> Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier@web.de> writes:

>> Thunderbird upstream doesn't provide any desktop file. So we have

>> to create it downstream. I filed an upstream bug:

>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637575

>> * gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm (icedove)[phases]: Add

>> install-desktop-file phase.

I'm a bit late at the party, but would it make sense to use

make-desktop-entry-file instead?

Regards,

Nicolas Goaziou

Marius Bakke wrote on 23 May 2020 22:18

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Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:

Toggle quote (16 lines)> Hello,
>
> Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com> writes:
>
>> Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier@web.de> writes:
>>
>>> Thunderbird upstream doesn't provide any desktop file. So we have
>>> to create it downstream. I filed an upstream bug:
>>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637575
>>>
>>> * gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm (icedove)[phases]: Add
>>> install-desktop-file phase.
>
> I'm a bit late at the party, but would it make sense to use
> make-desktop-entry-file instead?

Probably, yes. :-)

Jonathan Brielmaier wrote on 23 May 2020 23:47

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On 23.05.20 21:56, Nicolas Goaziou wrote:

Toggle quote (5 lines)>>> * gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm (icedove)[phases]: Add
>>> install-desktop-file phase.
>
> I'm a bit late at the party, but would it make sense to use
> make-desktop-entry-file instead?

Oh Nicolas that is a good catch. I didn't know this nice function :P

But I wonder how to archive the compose action:

```

[Desktop Action ComposeMessage]~@

Name=Write new message~@

Exec=~@*~a/bin/icedove -compose~%"

```

With the field `actions` but how?

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