After this:

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=87138

I've made a simple X.509 certificate viewer that allows to view the basic details of a certificate in DER and PEM format.

So what I have now is a python script and the associated python for the ui.

My issues are now how do I package and release it to the general public.

Mainly what I want to know is:

- where do I put the scripts? I'm using /usr/local/bin right now
- How do I change the file associations for .der, .crt and .pem files?

Thanks!

First you will need to create a *.desktop file for your application.
A *.desktop file usually contains something like the following:

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[Desktop Entry]
Exec=<command to launch app> %U
Icon=<name of icon of the application, Eg: view-certificate>
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Categories=Qt;KDE;<Other categories app is in>
Name=<Name of application, Eg: KCertView>
Comment=<Comment on application, eg: X.509 Certificate viewer>
GenericName=<Generic name of application, eg: Certificate Viewer>
MimeType=<mimetypes app can handle, seperated by semi-colon>

You can find out the mimetype of the various supported X.509 files by running "file --mime-type" on them.

If your application requires arguments to launch, and isn't capable of selecting the certificate to open itself, you can remove the Categories line, and add "NoDisplay=true"

The command to run the application should usually not hard code a path also.

Example:

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[Desktop Entry]
Exec=kcertificate-viewer.py %U
Icon=view-certificate
Type=Application
Terminal=false
NoDisplay=true
Name=KCertView
Comment=X.509 Certificate viewer
GenericName=Certificate Viewer
MimeType=application/x-x509-ca-cert;application/pkix-cert

Once that is done, you will need to create a CMakeLists.txt file to install your application.

The following should get the job done, I have never written one for a Python app before though. Change the file names as needed.

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INSTALL( FILES kcertificate-viewer.desktop DESTINATION ${XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR} )
INSTALL( FILES kcertificate-viewer.py DESTINATION ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS} )

If you have problems with that step, you may wish to ask on kde-buildsystem@kde.org

wow!

Thank you for your answer.

I will have a go on setting up as per your email.

Thanks!