In Ubuntu, we've applied the attached patch to achieve the following:
* debian/patches/76_fix_gfvs_mime_handler.patch: - Make it possible to open irc:// URI's via gvfs. We thought you might be interested in doing the same.
## Description: Make it possible to open irc:// URI's via gvfs. ## Origin/Author: Shawn Landden <shawnland...@gmail.com> and ## Daniel Gimpelevich <dan...@gimpelevich.san-francisco.ca.us> ## Bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xchat/+bug/933822 Index: xchat-2.8.8/xchat.desktop =================================================================== --- xchat-2.8.8.orig/xchat.desktop 2010-05-30 08:08:48.000000000 +0200 +++ xchat-2.8.8/xchat.desktop 2012-12-03 19:18:00.000000000 +0100 @@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ Comment[ro]=Client de IRC Comment[zh_TW]=X-Chat è天ç¨å¼ Comment=Chat with other people using Internet Relay Chat -Exec=xchat +Exec=sh -c "xchat --existing --url %U || exec xchat" Icon=xchat Terminal=false Type=Application Categories=Network; StartupNotify=true +MimeType=x-scheme-handler/irc;x-scheme-handler/ircs;