#6738: appstream-glib-0.4.1
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Reporter: fo | Owner: fo
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.8
Component: BOOK | Version: SVN
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: |
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Comment (by fo):
I didn't mean to be rude. Really don't understand this package.
Just discovered one example:
[https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software]
Depends on this package.
[https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-software/tree/configure.ac]
{{{
...
dnl
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
dnl - Check library dependencies
dnl
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-3.0 >= 3.16 gio-unix-2.0)
PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PACKAGEKIT, packagekit-glib2 >= 1.0.0)
PKG_CHECK_MODULES(APPSTREAM, appstream-glib >= 0.3.5)
...
}}}
Perhaps the other packages need depends on appstream-glib to produce the
data needed by this package.
Have also finally found the '''goal''':
[https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals/AppDataGnomeSoftware]
{{{
Guidelines
Every software center that exists allows the user to look at screenshots
and a long description of the application before it is installed. For
most users it allows them to answer the question Do I want to install
this application?
Traditionally in Linux distributions, we have none of this data for the
vast majority of our desktop user-installable applications. To solve
this, we have defined a new data file, which the upstream project can
optionally translate using the same technique as GSetting schemas or
Desktop files. Rather than create a new schema from scratch, we'll be
using a subset of the AppStream metadata proposal.
Applications wishing to have long descriptions, screenshots and other
useful things are required to ship one or more files in
/usr/share/appdata/%{id}.appdata.xml. In GNOME 3.14, we will only be
showing applications that include AppData information, but until then
it's optional but highly recommended.
}}}
Still thinking ''in dubio pro reo'', so, I'm ready to do the update. But
the more a learn about it, the more I lean to ''condemn'' it to the
archive. :-)
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