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Message-ID: <aAvknd6dv1haJl3A@eldamar.lan>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:38:05 +0200
From: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
To: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
Cc: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@...ian.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Robert Scheck <fedora@...ert-scheck.de>,
	AsciiWolf <mail@...iiwolf.com>
Subject: Re: [mail@...iiwolf.com: Re: ethtool: Incorrect component type in
 AppStream metainfo causes issues and possible breakages]

Hi Michal,

On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 06:46:31PM +0200, Michal Kubecek wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 03:29:15PM +0200, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> > Hi Michal,
> > 
> > On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 10:48:44PM +0200, AsciiWolf wrote:
> > > Please note that as pointed out in my previous emails, the binary
> > > provides seems to be required for console-application component type.
> > > 
> > > Daniel
> > > 
> > > pá 11. 4. 2025 v 22:18 odesílatel AsciiWolf <mail@...iiwolf.com> napsal:
> > > 
> > > >
> > > > Here is the proposed fix. It is validated using appstreamcli validate
> > > > and should work without issues.
> > > >
> > > > --- org.kernel.software.network.ethtool.metainfo.xml_orig
> > > > 2025-03-31 00:46:03.000000000 +0200
> > > > +++ org.kernel.software.network.ethtool.metainfo.xml    2025-04-11
> > > > 22:14:11.634355310 +0200
> > > > @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> > > >  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > > > -<component type="desktop">
> > > > +<component type="console-application">
> > > >    <id>org.kernel.software.network.ethtool</id>
> > > >    <metadata_license>MIT</metadata_license>
> > > >    <name>ethtool</name>
> > > > @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
> > > >    </description>
> > > >    <url type="homepage">https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/</url>
> > > >    <provides>
> > > > +    <binary>ethtool</binary>
> > > >      <modalias>pci:v*d*sv*sd*bc02sc80i*</modalias>
> > > >    </provides>
> > > >  </component>
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Daniel Rusek
> > 
> > Is there anything else you need from us here? Or are you waiting for
> > us for a git am'able patch? If Daniel Rusek prefers to not submit one,
> > I can re-iterate with the required changes my proposal 
> > https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20250411141023.14356-2-carnil@debian.org/
> > with the needed changes.
> 
> Yes, please. I'll need a formally submitted patch.

Here is the respective patch to apply to the git three with the
credits hopefully all on the correct spot.

if you want something changed let me please know.

Regards,
Salvatore

>From 7daa26e40d0888c13a2346053638408c03376015 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:58:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Set type property to console-application for provided
 AppStream metainfo XML

As pointed out in the Debian downstream report, as ethtool is a
command-line tool the XML root myst have the type property set to
console-application.

Additionally with the type propety set to desktop, ethtool is user
uninstallable via GUI (such as GNOME Software or KDE Discover).

console-application AppStream metainfo XML at least one binary provided
must be listed in the <binary> tag, thus add the required value along.

Fixes: 02d505bba6fe ("Add AppStream metainfo XML with modalias documented supported hardware.")
Reported-by: Daniel Rusek <asciiwolf@...nam.cz>
Co-Developed-by: Daniel Rusek <asciiwolf@...nam.cz>
Link: https://bugs.debian.org/1102647
Link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2359069
Link: https://freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/sect-Metadata-ConsoleApplication.html
Tested-by: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@...gry.com>
Signed-off-by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
---
 org.kernel.software.network.ethtool.metainfo.xml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/org.kernel.software.network.ethtool.metainfo.xml b/org.kernel.software.network.ethtool.metainfo.xml
index efe84c17e4cd..7cfacf223af7 100644
--- a/org.kernel.software.network.ethtool.metainfo.xml
+++ b/org.kernel.software.network.ethtool.metainfo.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<component type="desktop">
+<component type="console-application">
   <id>org.kernel.software.network.ethtool</id>
   <metadata_license>MIT</metadata_license>
   <name>ethtool</name>
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   </description>
   <url type="homepage">https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/</url>
   <provides>
+    <binary>ethtool</binary>
     <modalias>pci:v*d*sv*sd*bc02sc80i*</modalias>
   </provides>
 </component>
-- 
2.49.0