build: Install the desktop file

[bochecha]

Not having this makes it a bit harder to launch the app. 😜

[ederag]

Indeed, thanks !

Side note: hamster.desktop (and hamster-windows-service) should be improved to comply with
https://wiki.gnome.org/HowDoI/DBusApplicationLaunching
Would you by chance also know how to do all this cleanly ?

[bochecha]

Would you by chance also know how to do all this cleanly ?

I'm not sure. The usual approach is to use GApplication (through GtkApplication) and its --gapplication-service command-line option so that the app is started as a background service. Then there are a few trivial things to do with the desktop file, and you're done.

However in the case of Hamster, the DBus service seems to be completely separated from the app if I understood correctly? (they are different processes, different executables, …)

I don't know how to handle such a case. 😕

[ederag]

The usual approach is to use GApplication (through GtkApplication) and its --gapplication-service command-line option so that the app is started as a background service. Then there are a few trivial things to do with the desktop file, and you're done.

Thanks for the confirmation, that's exactly the goal.

The DBus service seems to be completely separated from the app if I understood correctly?

Opened #533 to discuss this further.

Reading hamster-cli.py again, it is work in progress,
the structure is unclear for a new reader right now.
I'll try this week-end and call for help or review.

[ederag]

@bochecha #536 made progress, but now it's stuck.
Help would be much appreciated, if you have time this week.
Please do tell on #533 if you start working on it, to avoid duplicating efforts.