2 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix
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index 000000000000..6b47027a5b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, libintl }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "desktop-file-utils";
+  version = "0.24";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/${pname}/releases/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "1nc3bwjdrpcrkbdmzvhckq0yngbcxspwj2n1r7jr3gmx1jk5vpm1";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib libintl ];
+
+  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils;
+    description = "Command line utilities for working with .desktop files";
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/setup-hook.sh b/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/setup-hook.sh
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index 000000000000..728070e34581
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+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/setup-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Remove mimeinfo cache
+mimeinfoPreFixupPhase() {
+    rm -f $out/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
+}
+
+preFixupPhases="${preFixupPhases-} mimeinfoPreFixupPhase"