On Sunday 22 of December 2013 06:40:42 Fat-Zer wrote: > 2013/11/8 Darrell Anderson <darrella@...> > > > All, > > > > I want to create a patch that modifies two *.desktop files during > > compile time. What is the correct syntax to use for the cmake > > variable in the *.desktop files? > > > > For example: > > > > Exec=%CMAKE_VARIABLE% > > > > Thanks. :-) > > > > Darrell > > Is it still actual? > Anyway... for future generations... the syntax is: > > Exec=@CMAKE_VARIABLE@ > > The desktop file is supposed to have ".cmake" extension. > In CMakeLists.txt use configure_file() statement. > > You can use e.g. tdebase/kdesktop/kdesktop.desktop.cmake as an example... I think it is not. The question was intended for bug 853, which is already fixed in commit 7d6186b5. Precisely in this way that you describe. Slavek --