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fix(deep-link): check update-desktop-database existence before executing - #3383
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On Linux, `update-desktop-database` (from `desktop-file-utils`) may not be installed, especially on KDE systems. Instead of failing with an IO error, log a warning when the command is not found and continue. Non-NotFound errors still propagate as before. Fixes tauri-apps#2265
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Package Changes Through f259fd5There are 7 changes which include deep-link with patch, deep-link-js with patch, shell with minor, shell-js with minor, single-instance with patch, updater with patch, updater-js with patch Planned Package VersionsThe following package releases are the planned based on the context of changes in this pull request.
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Summary
On Linux,
update-desktop-databasefromdesktop-file-utilsmay not be installed. KDE systems don't require it. The current code calls it unconditionally and fails with an IO error when the command is missing.This changes the call to handle
ErrorKind::NotFoundgracefully - logs a warning and continues instead of failing. Non-NotFound errors still propagate.Changes
plugins/deep-link/src/lib.rs: Wrap theupdate-desktop-databaseinvocation in a match that handlesNotFoundwith a warning instead of returning an error.Testing
cargo check -p tauri-plugin-deep-linkpassesFixes #2265
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