Re: /usr/share/appdata vs /usr/share/metainfo

2021-07-21 Thread Vitaly Zaitsev via devel
On 21/07/2021 19:49, Lyes Saadi wrote: Ironically, I found some `.metainfo.xml` in `/usr/share/appdata` and some `.appdata.xml` in `/usr/share/metainfo`. /usr/share/metainfo - modern directory for the metainfo files. /usr/share/appdata - legacy, for compatibility purposes. New/updated packages

/usr/share/appdata vs /usr/share/metainfo

2021-07-21 Thread Lyes Saadi
Hello, I was packaging a new application when I noticed that it installed its AppData file in `/usr/share/appdata`, instead of `%{metainfodir}`: `/usr/share/metainfo`. Never noticing the distinction before, I use dnf and find several other packages installing files there. Interestingly, the `