[Github-comments] [geany/geany] write absolute path to geany bin in desktop file (#2728)

[elextr]

> So $datadir will change depending on $prefix.

Yep, but desktop files are in fixed locations defined in $XDG_DATA_DIRS so unless thats updated to point to wherever $prefix/share/applications says to install it, the desktop file won't be found, its just lucky your install location is in your $XDG_DATA_DIRS, ~/.local is not in mine for eg.  (that was the point @b4n made)

> > Just a query, shouldn't it be called org.geany.Geany.desktop?

> I see that format used in appdata files, but I don't see any desktop files with that filename.

Sorry should have put the reference, the [desktop file spec](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-1.1.html) says "For applications, the part of the name of the desktop file (before the .desktop) should follow the "reverse DNS" convention, e.g. org.example.FooViewer.desktop."



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