On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 08:05:34PM +0000, Henning Makholm wrote: > > You speak of a transition, but I see no transition plan here. > > What do you expect from a "transition plan" then? > > Step 1a: Update menu infrastructure such that packages can transparently > supply either .desktop files or Debian menu files. > > Step 1b: At the same time, update menu infrastructure such that WM > packages providing menu methods can opt to receive package data in > .desktop format (autotranslated from Debian menu files if necessary). > > Step 2: Packagers can now chose to supply .desktop files instead of > the Debian format, with a versioned dependency on menu.
I can see no reason to proceed any further than this. The remaining stuff: > Step 3: After a stable version with the updated infrastructure has > been released, the Debian menufile format can be deprecated > (should not happen before, because it would make backports > harder). > > Step 4: When all (or most) menu methods have been converted to > reading .desktop files, policy can be amended along the lines of > "*must* provide a .desktop file rather than the old > Debian-specific menu format". > > Stem 5: Compatibility code for the old format in the menu > infrastructure will be kept until it gets too much of a burden > to maintain it. Seems pointless. -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -><- |
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