denoland/deno · error

no .desktop file found in {}

Error message

no .desktop file found in {}

What it means

Error "no .desktop file found in {}" thrown in denoland/deno.

Source

Thrown at cli/tools/desktop.rs:817

    plist::Value::Array(vec![plist::Value::Dictionary(url_type)]),
  );

  plist::to_file_xml(&plist_path, &dict)
    .with_context(|| format!("failed to write {}", plist_path.display()))?;
  Ok(())
}

/// Linux: add `x-scheme-handler/<scheme>` MIME types to the `.desktop` entry
/// and make sure `Exec=` forwards the opened URL via the `%u` field code.
fn register_deep_links_linux(
  bundle_path: &Path,
  schemes: &[String],
) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
  let desktop_file = std::fs::read_dir(bundle_path)?
    .filter_map(|e| e.ok().map(|e| e.path()))
    .find(|p| p.extension().is_some_and(|e| e == "desktop"))
    .ok_or_else(|| {
      deno_core::anyhow::anyhow!(
        "no .desktop file found in {}",
        bundle_path.display()
      )
    })?;

  let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(&desktop_file)?;
  let mime = schemes
    .iter()
    .map(|s| format!("x-scheme-handler/{s};"))
    .collect::<String>();

  let mut out = String::with_capacity(contents.len() + mime.len() + 16);
  let mut wrote_mime = false;
  for line in contents.lines() {
    if let Some(rest) = line.strip_prefix("Exec=") {
      // The launcher must receive the URL as an argument, so ensure a `%u`
      // field code is present exactly once.
      if rest.contains("%u") || rest.contains("%U") {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/tools/desktop.rs:817 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of denoland/deno@89f33cbef2 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/dd0d5449ccd2850b. Report an issue: GitHub.