Register extensions and make menu-entry for PB

ts-soft · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2014 7:50 pm

This small script register mime-type for: *.pb, *.pbi, *.pbf and make a menu-entry on any
freedesktop.org compatible distribution (tested on ubuntu, CentOS and some others)!

Before you can use this script, you have to install purebasic with methode 1, described in install.

Script:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

# Goto home
cd $HOME
# Make sure, dir exist
mkdir -p .local/share/mime/packages
# change to dir for purebasic.xml
cd .local/share/mime/packages
# purebasic.xml create
echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>" > purebasic.xml
echo "<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "   <mime-type type=\"text/purebasic\">" >> purebasic.xml
echo "      <comment>PureBasic source code</comment>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "      <glob pattern=\"*.pb\"/>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "      <glob pattern=\"*.pbi\"/>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "      <glob pattern=\"*.pbf\"/>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "   </mime-type>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "</mime-info>" >> purebasic.xml

# change to home
cd $HOME
# Make sure, dir exist
mkdir -p .local/share/applications
# change to dir for PureBasic.desktop
cd .local/share/applications
# PureBasic.desktop create
echo "[Desktop Entry]" > PureBasic.desktop
echo "Comment=PureBasic IDE" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Terminal=false" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Name=PureBasic" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Type=Application" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "MimeType=text/purebasic" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Categories=Development;" >> PureBasic.desktop
# check environment var
if [ "$PUREBASIC_HOME" == "" ]
then
   echo "Exec=${HOME}/purebasic/compilers/purebasic" >> PureBasic.desktop
   echo "Icon=${HOME}/purebasic/logo.png" >> PureBasic.desktop
else
   echo "Exec=${PUREBASIC_HOME}/compilers/purebasic" >> PureBasic.desktop
   echo "Icon=${PUREBASIC_HOME}/logo.png" >> PureBasic.desktop
fi

# Update Databases
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications
update-mime-database    ~/.local/share/mime

After saving, don't forget to make the script executable and run it as user (no root required!)

Download script

Greetings - Thomas

// Update:
you will find this script in your purebasic-dir (>=PB540B9) as "register.sh" :wink:

idle · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2014 9:43 pm

nice one. I should make this sticky

ts-soft · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2014 10:18 pm

you're welcome

idle wrote:

I should make this sticky

Please, do it :wink:

ts-soft · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2014 9:12 pm

Update:
Uses envvar "PUREBASIC_HOME", if var was set.

Little John · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2014 11:49 am

Very useful.
Thanks a lot, Thomas :!:

oldefoxx · **Joined:** Fri Jul 25, 2003 11:24 pm **Posts:** 532

That's quite a script! I copied it to a file I named PBlinker.sh. Now I am going to have to make time to go through it and make sure it is compatible with my PureBasic tree of folders. I'm forced to arrange things by folders just to get some sence of order to everything I have downloaded from several sites. I really appreciate your having gone to all this effort!

fsw · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:11 am

Awesome

Added one more entry:

Code:

echo "StartupNotify=true" >> PureBasic.desktop

just before:

Code:

# check environment var

With this addition you can add PureBasic to your favorites in GNOME 3 :mrgreen:

(mouse/trackpad right click on PureBasic icon inside favorites bar while app is running...)

Sweet

Fred · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:41 pm

Do you mind if I include it in the PB package ?

ts-soft · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:00 pm

Please, do it. It's make the installation easier and more comfortable!

After over 1 year testing, it work's with all distris, i have used.

Fred · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:25 pm

Should it be run automatically in the ./launch script, or should it be a seperate file ?

ts-soft · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:11 pm

I think, a seperate file is better.

Fred · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:19 pm

Ok, thanks. Added for the next beta

lakomet · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:54 pm

If the script is in the folder distribution

Code:

# check environment var
if [ "$PUREBASIC_HOME" == "" ]
then
   echo "Exec=${HOME}/purebasic/compilers/purebasic" >> PureBasic.desktop
   echo "Icon=${HOME}/purebasic/logo.png" >> PureBasic.desktop
else
   echo "Exec=${PUREBASIC_HOME}/compilers/purebasic" >> PureBasic.desktop
   echo "Icon=${PUREBASIC_HOME}/logo.png" >> PureBasic.desktop
fi

Can be replaced by

Code:

#!/bin/bash
 
ABSOLUTE_FILENAME=`readlink -e "$0"`
DIRECTORY=`dirname "$ABSOLUTE_FILENAME"`

# Goto home
cd $HOME
# Make sure, dir exist
mkdir -p .local/share/mime/packages
# change to dir for purebasic.xml
cd .local/share/mime/packages
# purebasic.xml create
echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>" > purebasic.xml
echo "<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "   <mime-type type=\"text/purebasic\">" >> purebasic.xml
echo "      <comment>PureBasic source code</comment>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "      <glob pattern=\"*.pb\"/>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "      <glob pattern=\"*.pbi\"/>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "      <glob pattern=\"*.pbf\"/>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "   </mime-type>" >> purebasic.xml
echo "</mime-info>" >> purebasic.xml

# change to home
cd $HOME
# Make sure, dir exist
mkdir -p .local/share/applications
# change to dir for PureBasic.desktop
cd .local/share/applications
# PureBasic.desktop create
echo "[Desktop Entry]" > PureBasic.desktop
echo "Comment=PureBasic IDE" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Terminal=false" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Name=PureBasic" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Type=Application" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "MimeType=text/purebasic" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Categories=Development;" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Exec=${DIRECTORY}/compilers/purebasic" >> PureBasic.desktop
echo "Icon=${DIRECTORY}/logo.png" >> PureBasic.desktop

# Update Databases
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications
update-mime-database    ~/.local/share/mime

pwd · **Joined:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:39 am **Posts:** 60

Added *.pbp to the list of extensions and cleaned ts-soft's version a bit:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

###############################################################################
DIR_MIME=".local/share/mime"
FILE_MIME="purebasic.xml"

# go home
cd $HOME

# make sure dir exist
mkdir -p $DIR_MIME/packages

# change dir
cd $DIR_MIME/packages

# create extension.xml
echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>
<mime-info xmlns=\"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info\">
   <mime-type type=\"text/purebasic\">
      <comment>PureBasic source code</comment>
      <glob pattern=\"*.pb\"/>
      <glob pattern=\"*.pbi\"/>
      <glob pattern=\"*.pbf\"/>
      <glob pattern=\"*.pbp\"/>
   </mime-type>
</mime-info>" > $FILE_MIME

###############################################################################
DIR_APPS=".local/share/applications"
FILE_APPS="PureBasic.desktop"

# go home
cd $HOME

# make sure dir exist
mkdir -p $DIR_APPS

# change dir
cd $DIR_APPS

# create application.desktop
echo "[Desktop Entry]
Comment=PureBasic IDE
Terminal=false
Name=PureBasic
Type=Application
MimeType=text/purebasic
Categories=Development;
StartupNotify=true" > $FILE_APPS

# check environment var
if [ "$PUREBASIC_HOME" == "" ]
then
   echo "Exec=${HOME}/purebasic/compilers/purebasic" >> $FILE_APPS
   echo "Icon=${HOME}/purebasic/logo.png" >> $FILE_APPS
else
   echo "Exec=${PUREBASIC_HOME}/compilers/purebasic" >> $FILE_APPS
   echo "Icon=${PUREBASIC_HOME}/logo.png" >> $FILE_APPS
fi

chmod +x $FILE_APPS
###############################################################################

# update databases
update-mime-database ~/$DIR_MIME
update-desktop-database ~/$DIR_APPS

echo "File extensions (.pb, .pbi, .pbf, .pbp) are now registered for PureBasic"

fryquez · **Joined:** Mon Dec 21, 2015 8:12 pm **Posts:** 179

If I run the Purebasic 5.60 included register.sh on my Ubuntu Mate 17.04,
I get an error: register.sh: 36: [: unexpected operator

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