(address . guix-patches@gnu.org)(name . Jonathan Brielmaier)(address . jonathan.brielmaier@web.de)
20200514114953.4457-1-jonathan.brielmaier@web.de
Thunderbird upstream doesn't provide any desktop file. So we have
to create it downstream. I filed an upstream bug:
* gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm (icedove)[phases]: Add install-desktop-file phase.
---
gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm b/gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm
index 8a926681e0..7bf9850e97 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm
@@ -1344,6 +1344,32 @@ standards of the IceCat project.")
(lambda _ (invoke "./mach" "build")))
(replace 'install
(lambda _ (invoke "./mach" "install")))
+ ;; Thunderbird doesn't provide any .desktop file.
+ ;; See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1637575
+ (add-after 'install 'install-desktop-file
+ (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+ (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
+ (apps (string-append out "/share/applications")))
+ (mkdir-p apps)
+ (with-output-to-file (string-append apps "/icedove.desktop")
+ (lambda _
+ (format #t
+ "[Desktop Entry]~@
+ Name=Icedove~@
+ Exec=~a/bin/icedove~@
+ Icon=icedove~@
+ GenericName=Mail/News Client~@
+ Categories=Network;Email;~@
+ Terminal=false~@
+ StartupNotify=true~@
+ MimeType=x-scheme-handler/mailto;~@
+ Type=Application~@
+ Actions=ComposeMessage;~@
+ [Desktop Action ComposeMessage]~@
+ Name=Write new message~@
+ Exec=~@*~a/bin/icedove -compose~%"
+ out))))
+ #t))
(add-after 'install 'wrap-program
(lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
(let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
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