Desktop File Generator

Generates .desktop files and downloads .png icons based on command line arguments.

See gendesk --help or the man page for more info.

Pull requests are welcome.

Changes from 1.0.9 to 1.0.10

• Update documentation.
• Update CI configuration.
• Switch from the MIT to the BSD-3 license.
• Resolve issue #26 by renaming default.png to gendesk.png.
• Some refactoring.
• Add support for .svg icons in PKGBUILD files, ref #22.
• Add a category check and warning, ref #21.
• Use io instead of the deprecated ioutil package.
• Update dependencies.

Changes from 1.0.8 to 1.0.9

• Update documentation.
• Expand variables, ref #16.
• Add a --path flag for setting the starting directory, ref #17.
• Add keywords for detecting the AudioVideo category, and for detecting e-mail related applications.
• Only set noExecSpecififed if the flag was not given.
• If --exec is not specified for e-mail related applications, add %u to the Exec field.
• Consider the Email;Network;Office; categories, ref #19.
• Update dependencies.

Changes from 1.0.7 to 1.0.8

• Update dependencies.

Changes from 1.0.6 to 1.0.7

• Update documentation.
• Also strip the -bin suffix.
• Update CI configuration.
• Minor improvement to the --help output.
• Add additional categories.
• Update dependencies.

Changes from 1.0.5 to 1.0.6

• Fix an issue with the -hg suffix (thanks Michael Straube).
• Fix an issue with the package description (thanks Simon Dierl).
• Minor changes.
• Update dependencies.

Changes from 1.0.4 to 1.0.5

• If the first argument is not a file that exists, use it as the package name.
• Update dependencies.

Changes from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4

• Include go.mod and go.sum in the release package.
• Minor changes to the output message when no arguments are given.
• Update dependencies.

Changes from 1.0.2 to 1.0.3

• Let flags overrides the values from a given PKGBUILD file.
• Switch from goconf to goconfig.
• Switch from term to textoutput.
• Requires Go 1.10 or later.

Changes from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2

• Set version to 1.0 instead of 1.2 when generating .desktop files, to support a wider range of distributions.

Changes from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1

• Fix a typo in the --help output.
• Update the release script.

Changes from 0.7.0 to 1.0.0

• Add --icon flag, ref #7.
• Update to the desktop-entry-spec 1.2 format (remove Encoding and specify Version), ref #8.
• Several minor changes, as suggested by the golint utility.
• Tested with Go 1.11.

Changes from 0.6.5 to 0.7.0

• Updated vendored dependencies.
• Added support for goreleaser.
• Improved handling of icons, if an icon is missing.
• Minor changes and refactoring.

Changes from 0.6.4 to 0.6.5

• Ignore the -svn suffix in package names (same as for -git, thanks @mstraube).
• Use text/template for generating the .desktop file contents.
• Minor changes to the command line output/documentation.
• Some refactoring.
• Tested with Go 1.9.

Changes from 0.6.3 to 0.6.4

• Fix bug where some flags could not be overridden.

Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.6.3

• Will now ignore the -git suffix if it is part of a package name.

Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2

• Added the possibility of having a configuration file for specifying a different URL for searching for missing icons.
• Remove the --iconurl flag.
• Refactored out some code to an external package.

Changes from 0.6 to 0.6.1

• Support for StartupNotify=true/false
• Both --mimetype and --mimetypes are allowed
• Guesses more categories than before

Changes from 0.5.5 to 0.6

• Added an option for generating .desktop files for launching window managers

Changes from 0.5.4 to 0.5.5

• Bug fix when generating .desktop files from PKGBUILD files.

Changes from 0.5.3 to 0.5.4

• Added a -f flag for overwriting files (will not overwrite without it).
• Some refactoring

Changes from 0.5.2 to 0.5.3

• Added a --terminal flag for specifying if the application should be run in a terminal.
• Some refactoring.

Changes from 0.5.1 to 0.5.2

• Support for additional environment variables.

Changes from 0.5.0 to 0.5.1

• Support for $pkgname and $pkgdesc.
• Updated the man page.
• Will try to download icons specified with --iconurl.

Changes from 0.4.4 to 0.5.0

• Command line options, no need to specify a PKGBUILD.

Changes from 0.4.3 to 0.4.4

• Changed the URL for searching for icons from Fedora to Open Icon Library

Changes from 0.4.2 to 0.4.3

• Fixed minor bug where puzzle games were not placed in the right category
• Added _categories=()

Changes from 0.4.1 to 0.4.2

• Added category "Graphics;3DGraphics;" for 3D modellers
• Added category "System;" for sensor monitors
• Added category "Game;BoardGame;" for kw "board", "chess", "goban" or "chessboard"
• Added category "Office" for kw "e-book" and "ebook"
• Doesn't use ".png" by default when specifying an icon

Changes from 0.4 to 0.4.1

• Fixed a bug where _name=() and _comment=() didn't work as they should

Changes from 0.3 to 0.4

• Added _genericname=()
• Added _comment=()
• Added _mimetype=()
• Added Type=Application
• Added category "Game;LogicGame" for keyword "puzzle"
• Added category "Game;ArcadeGame" for keyword "fighting"
• Fixed weird formatting in --help output
• Added _custom=() for adding custom fields at the end of the .desktop file
• Glob for existing .svg icons too
• Shorter lines
• Moved functions and settings related to terminal output to a separate file

Changes from 0.2 to 0.3

• New flag: -q for quiet
• New flag: --nocolor for no color
• New flag: -n for not downloading anything (only generate a .desktop file)
• New flag: -q for quiet (no stdout output)
• Added _name=('Name') to be able to specify a name that isn't only lowercase (like "ZynAddSubFX" or "jEdit")
• kw "synthesizer" is now category AudioVideo
• kw "editor" is now category TextEditor and/or Development;TextEditor
• kw "emulator" is now category "Game"
• kw "game" is now category "Game"
• kw "combat" is now be category "Game;ArcadeGame"
• kw "GPS" or "inspecting" is now category "Application;Science"
• kw "player" is now category "Application;Game;"
• kw "shooter" is now "Application;Game;ActionGame;"
• kw "roguelike" is now "Application;Game;AdventureGame;"
• kw "git" is now category Development;RevisionControl

Requirements

• Go 1.17 or later.

Troubleshooting

• If you get something like GLIBC_3.32 not found on Linux, try the gendesk-1.x.x-linux_static release.

General information

• Version: 1.0.10
• Author: Alexander F. Rødseth <[email protected]>
• License: BSD-3