dh_desktop: Clarify in man page why it's a no-op. Closes: #543364

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 75b29ac3b3e2e76e255a607594044791bf67cc3e..34cb71febfd7d8650b68bec9d550d8b3c4caf9af 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+debhelper (7.3.16) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * dh_desktop: Clarify in man page why it's a no-op.
+    Closes: #543364
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:59:02 -0400
+
 debhelper (7.3.15) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * dh_installudev: Install rules files into new location

diff --git a/dh_desktop b/dh_desktop
index 6fb7d0213959a66e2b2f30c143268b39e89aa867..f0488c567e8f69cc85dc30d2f0eae439fda12582 100755 (executable)
--- a/dh_desktop
+++ b/dh_desktop
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ B<dh_desktop> [S<I<debhelper options>>]
 dh_desktop was a debhelper program that registers .desktop files.
 However, it no longer does anything, and is now deprecated.
 
+If a package ships desktop files, they just need to be installed in the
+correct location (/usr/share/applications) and they will be registered by
+the appropriate tools for the corresponding desktop environments.
+
 =cut
 
 init();