Re: autoconf/automake for detecting whether GNOME is installed

[Ari Pollak <compwiz aripollak com>]

I don't think there's really any problem with installing a .desktop 
entry even if GNOME2 is installed - especially since most piece of 
software are installed via a distribution's packaging system.

Morten Brix Pedersen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm writing a GTK+ 2 application, and here I want to install a .desktop
> file if the user has GNOME installed, but not if he hasn't. Has anyone
> written a autoconf macro for this?
>
> If not, how should it be accomplished?
>
> It should work with both GNOME 1 and GNOME 2, since you arent required
> to have GNOME 2 when using an GTK+ 2 application.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>   - Morten.