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Bug 310131 - icon theme caching pitfalls
icon theme caching pitfalls
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: .General
2.7.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-07-12 13:40 UTC by Matthias Clasen
Modified: 2011-02-04 16:18 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.11/2.12


Description Matthias Clasen 2005-07-12 13:40:50 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
If people create cache files in the wrong places (like /usr/share/icons or
/usr/share/pixmaps), bad things (like not finding icons) can happen. I think 
gtk-update-icon-cache should only create cache files in directories containing
a theme index file. And gtk should not use cache files unless they are next to
a theme index file.

Steps to reproduce:
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Actual results:


Expected results:


Does this happen every time?


Other information:
Comment 1 Mark McLoughlin 2005-07-12 14:16:10 UTC 
See:

  https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-extras-list/2005-July/msg00610.html

for an example of the problem. Sounds like someone had a cache in
/usr/share/pixmaps/icon-theme.cache and the panel didn't notice when this
package install its icon.

We don't expect /usr/share/pixmaps to have an icon cache, so packages never try
and update it.
Comment 2 Matthias Clasen 2005-07-13 14:05:21 UTC 
Turned out to be something else, see bug 310221