Subject: Re: [bug#29521] [PATCH] gnu: gnome-default-applications: Change defaults.list to gnome-mimeapps.list.

From: [email-masked] (Ludovic Courtès)
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:33:15 +0100

Hi Brendan,

Brendan Tildesley <[email-masked]> skribis:

> * gnu/packages/gnome.scm (gnome-default-applications)
>
> [arguments]: Change deprecated defaults.list filename to gnome-mimeapps.list.
> The old defaults.list was changed to mimeapps.list in the mime spec. The
> gnome- prefix makes the file only be read when XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME.

So is ‘defaults.list’ currently ignored?  Or will it be ignored in the
future?

Also, what if XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP is unset, as is probably the case
currently?

Anyway, thanks for looking into it!

Ludo’.