Recently I added the addon component type to AppStream[1] which is an XML standard that is used by Fedora and lots of other distros to create metadata for various software center applications such as GNOME Software and KDE's Apper. By creating a metainfo.xml for each plugin, these are then shown next to the main desktop application and allow the user to easily install extra components in the UI. This is obviously important for projects like eclipse and gedit, as without the extra packages (which don't show up in the application-centric software center) the standalone applications are not super useful. I've written a blog post[2] about what upstream software needs to do to integrate with the KDE and GNOME software centers, and I'd really appreciate any feedback and help at this stage. Ideally these files can be pushed upstream and then packaged like normal, or they can be shipped in the srpm file like I did for gedit-code-assistance (which is awaiting a new upstream release). I don't think many packages will be affected, but I didn't want to catch any packagers by surprise when new files start popping up. If you want to contact me, either reply here or grab me on IRC -- I'm hughsie on freenode and gimpnet. Thanks, Richard [1] http://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/ [2] http://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2014/06/11/application-addons-in-gnome-software/ -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
