How is app information in Ubuntu Software Center maintained?

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

On 18 March 2013 16:25, Ma Xiaojun <damage3025 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess many app-install-data-ubuntu related bug can be fixed by tweaking
> https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~j-johan-edwards/archive-index/app-install/files/head:/config/
>
> On the other hand, can packagers of particular software fix such bug
> on by themselves?
> Since they should have better idea how the software should be shown in USC.
>
> I do see https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/app-install-data-ubuntu/ubuntu/view/head:/README
> It seems like we can tweak the .desktop files in packages to change
> how the software is shown in USC.
>
> However, the information is not complete.
> And ousider have no idea when the app-install-data-ubuntu would be regenerated.

app-install-data-ubuntu is generated by downloading debs from the
archive and yanking .desktop file out of them & the icon.
In practice this means that application should ship the .desktop file
and the icon in the main arch:any package where the main executable
is.
It should not, ship extra/pointless .desktop files, or mark them to be
ignored by USC archive-scanner.
The conf file in the scanner is a point of last resort to fix up
things last minute.
Ideally updated / corrected desktop files should be in the packages themself.

Regards,

Dmitrijs.