Re: .desktop file for emacs

[Jan Djärv]

Dan Nicolaescu skrev:
> Ulrich Mueller <address@hidden> writes:
>
>   > >>>>> On Fri, 07 Dec 2007, Dan Nicolaescu wrote:
>   > 
>   > > as would figuring out how to install it correctly.
>   > 
>   > Basically, the desktop entry should go to /usr/share/applications/ and
>   > the icon(s) either to /usr/share/pixmaps/emacs_32.png or (preferred)
>   > to $XDG_DATA_DIRS/icons/hicolor/{16x16,24x24,32x32,48x48}/emacs.png
>   > (where XDG_DATA_DIRS is most likely just /usr/share), as described in
>   > <http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-theme-spec/latest/ar01s03.html>.
>
> Does this mean the icons are not installed in the correct directory
> right now?
>
> Given that you seem to understand this, do you want to provide a patch?

Please don't.  A normal user should be able to install Emacs to a prefix of 
his choice.  I have several Emacs instances installed at different prefixes.

        Jan D.