freedesktop
Provides support for some freedesktop.org specifications. More...
Since: | Qbs 1.16 |
Properties
- appName : string
- desktopKeys : var
Detailed Description
The freedesktop
module contains properties and rules for building and working with applications compliant to freedesktop.org specifications on UNIX platforms. The areas in which this module can be of use include:
- Creation or post-processing of
.desktop
files - Installation of AppStream metadata
- Defining the location for application icons
This module is available on all platforms but is currently only useful on UNIX platforms.
Example usage
Application { ... Depends { name: "freedesktop" } Group { files: [ ... // Declare the desktop and appstream files "data/my-app.desktop", "data/my-app.metainfo.xml", ] } // Add/change some fields in the desktop file freedesktop.desktopKeys: ({ 'Exec': FileInfo.joinPaths(qbs.installPrefix, product.installDir, product.targetName) + ' --argument', 'X-Application-Version': product.version, }) // Declare the application icon Group { files: "icons/my-application.svg" fileTags: "freedesktop.appIcon" } }
Relevant File Tags
Tag | Auto-tagged File Names | Since | Description |
---|---|---|---|
"freedesktop.desktopfile_source" | *.desktop | 1.16 | A source file with this tag is a .desktop file or fragment that will be merged into the application's final .desktop file. |
"freedesktop.desktopfile" | - | 1.16 | Attached to the output artifacts of the rule that produces the merged .desktop file. |
"freedesktop.appstream" | *.metainfo.xml , *.appdata.xml | 1.16 | Source files with this tag are AppStream metadata files which will be installed under installPrefix/share/metainfo |
"freedesktop.appIcon" | - | 1.16 | Source files with this tag are application icons and will be installed under installPrefix/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps |
Property Documentation
appName : string |
The display name of the application which will be stored in the .desktop
file.
Default: product.name
desktopKeys : var |
A dictionary of key-value pairs to add to the application's .desktop
file.
The contents of this property will be aggregated with the values from any .desktop
file. If this property and any .desktop
files contain the same key, this property will take precedence.
Default: Undefined
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