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Version 0.26
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This version fixes an error that snuck into the Meson build files in version
0.25. The Autotools build is unaffected. Since the previous release has only
been out for a day, Autotools support is maintained in this release.
update-desktop-database
- Fix erroneous installation as "desktop-file-update" when using the Meson
build system (fdo#58) (Antoine Jacoutot).
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Version 0.25
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This version adds support for the Meson build system and deprecates
Autotools. Support for the latter will be removed in the next release.
common
- Add Meson build system (fdo#14) (Félix Piédallu).
desktop-file-validate
- Allow desktop file spec version 1.4.
- Make it possible to deprecate keys starting with "X-" (Bastien Nocera).
- Add the "Implements" field from spec version 1.2 (fdo#55) (Dylan Baker).
- Add the "PrefersNonDefaultGPU" key and deprecate "X-KDE-RunOnDiscreteGpu"
(Bastien Nocera).
- Set locale for correct output message encoding (Philip Withnall).
- Add coloured output support (Philip Withnall).
- Fix parsing of escaped double quote in quoted strings (fdo#56). Found
by Frédéric Brière.
- Add GNOME Flashback, GNOME Classic desktops (Alberts Muktupāvels).
desktop-file-utils contains a couple of command line utilities for working
with desktop entries and the applications database. More specifically,
it contains the update-desktop-database utility, used to rebuild the database
that connects MIME types to applications.
