deprecated files

[Stanislav Brabec]

Stefan.Kost at nokia.com wrote:
> hi,
> 
> For my application I still install those *.application, *.keys and
> *.mime files. Are they still needed/used. Is it enough to install the
> *.desktop and *.xml (mime) file(s).

Upstream GNOME says, that they are still needed and supported for
deprecated GNOME API. But probably nobody uses them and in OpenSuSE
Linux 10.3 these files will not be packaged most probably.

http://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2007-February/msg00306.html
thread is broken, continues in:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2007-February/thread.html

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=336952

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Best Regards / S pozdravem,

Stanislav Brabec
software developer
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