On Thu, 2004-10-07 at 09:20, Jeff Teunissen wrote: > > On 06-Oct-04, 06:41 (CDT), Jeff Teunissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > And developers writing with GNUstep recognize the same thing. The > > > difference is that we *have* to give enough information about an app > > > using only two pieces of information -- the name of the app and its > > > icon. > > > > "*Have*" to? Why? > > Because those are the only bits of meta-info available for programs on an > OpenStep-compliant system. OpenStep intentionally does not provide for a > program menu including additional metadata, instead using certain well-known > directories that you browse in a file manager.
Executable names (or other file names) and Debian package names can differ. Or does an OpenStep-compliant system search the dpkg database? -- Petri Latvala
