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Port details
py-dex DesktopEntry Execution
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Maintainer: dtxdf@FreeBSD.org search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2026-04-27 00:33:06
Last Update: 2026-04-30 17:54:26
Commit Hash: b28097f
Also Listed In: python
License: GPLv3+
WWW:
https://github.com/jceb/dex/
Description:
dex (DesktopEntry Execution) is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type.
Homepage    cgit ¦ Codeberg ¦ GitHub ¦ GitLab ¦ SVNWeb - no subversion history for this port

Manual pages:
pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist
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  1. bin/dex
  2. share/man/man1/dex.1.gz
  3. /usr/local/share/licenses/py311-dex-0.10.1_1/catalog.mk
  4. /usr/local/share/licenses/py311-dex-0.10.1_1/LICENSE
  5. /usr/local/share/licenses/py311-dex-0.10.1_1/GPLv3+
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USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
  • no SUBR information found for this port
Dependency lines:
  • ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}dex>0:sysutils/py-dex@${PY_FLAVOR}
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/sysutils/py-dex/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install sysutils/py-dex
  • pkg install py311-dex
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
NOTE: This is a Python port. Instead of py311-dex listed in the above command, you can pick from the names under the Packages section.
PKGNAME: py311-dex
Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port.
distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1777527981 SHA256 (jceb-dex-0.10.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 661b96763b1cac062f872c78c03f150ed57d14e315720681bb1fb1e5362e29d4 SIZE (jceb-dex-0.10.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 13224

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SHA256 (99492884c0ec39b03785cb8efe2c4a23af3099fc.patch) = 22cc00f9b03ae1dd3032132fa75e471933dd051dd6511a1a6295cd38d141030b SIZE (99492884c0ec39b03785cb8efe2c4a23af3099fc.patch) = 7869

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Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC):
py311-dex
ABIaarch64amd64armv6armv7i386powerpcpowerpc64powerpc64le
FreeBSD:13:latest-0.10.1--0.10.1n/an/an/a
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FreeBSD:14:latest0.10.1_10.10.1_1--0.10.1_1---
FreeBSD:14:quarterly--------
FreeBSD:15:latest0.10.1_10.10.1_1n/a-n/an/a--
FreeBSD:15:quarterly--n/a-n/an/a--
FreeBSD:16:latest-0.10.1_1n/a-n/an/a--
Dependencies
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Build dependencies:
  1. sphinx-build : textproc/py-sphinx@py311
  2. python3.11 : lang/python311
Test dependencies:
  1. python3.11 : lang/python311
Runtime dependencies:
  1. python3.11 : lang/python311
There are no ports dependent upon this port
Configuration Options:
No options to configure
Options name:
sysutils_py-dex
USES:
python shebangfix
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Master Sites:
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  1. https://codeload.github.com/jceb/dex/tar.gz/0.10.1?dummy=/
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Number of commits found: 2

Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page)
CommitCreditsLog message
0.10.1_1
30 Apr 2026 17:54:26
commit hash: b28097f50b8baf9591c72ba95eaf0be01952170fcommit hash: b28097f50b8baf9591c72ba95eaf0be01952170fcommit hash: b28097f50b8baf9591c72ba95eaf0be01952170fcommit hash: b28097f50b8baf9591c72ba95eaf0be01952170f files touched by this commit		 Jesús Daniel Colmenares Oviedo (dtxdf) search for other commits by this committer 
sysutils/py-dex: Add patch that implements "Search for desktop files"
0.10.1
27 Apr 2026 00:31:41
commit hash: 4d7baf5e6bfad3e2ada5560b74573c90a7265297commit hash: 4d7baf5e6bfad3e2ada5560b74573c90a7265297commit hash: 4d7baf5e6bfad3e2ada5560b74573c90a7265297commit hash: 4d7baf5e6bfad3e2ada5560b74573c90a7265297 files touched by this commit		 Jesús Daniel Colmenares Oviedo (dtxdf) search for other commits by this committer 
sysutils/py-dex: New port: DesktopEntry Execution

dex (DesktopEntry Execution) is a program to generate and execute
DesktopEntry files of the Application type.

WWW: https://github.com/jceb/dex/

Number of commits found: 2
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