Ship AppStream MetaInfo for WebHTTrack

The Debian AppStream generator flagged both webhttrack desktop entries as
no-metainfo: with no MetaInfo file, the catalog entry is synthesized from
the .desktop file and the package description, which is deprecated and risks
the app being dropped from the metadata catalog.

Add com.httrack.WebHTTrack.metainfo.xml (installed to share/metainfo) for the
main app, launching WebHTTrack.desktop. Mark the secondary "Browse Mirrored
Websites" launcher with X-AppStream-Ignore=true so it doesn't produce a
duplicate, metadata-less catalog entry.

Validated with appstreamcli validate and desktop-file-validate.

Signed-off-by: Xavier Roche <roche@httrack.com>

debian/webhttrack.files

@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ usr/share/man/man1/webhttrack.1
 usr/share/man/man1/htsserver.1
 usr/share/applications/WebHTTrack-Websites.desktop
 usr/share/applications/WebHTTrack.desktop
+usr/share/metainfo/com.httrack.WebHTTrack.metainfo.xml

html/Makefile.am

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ WebIcon16x16dir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps
 WebIcon32x32dir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
 WebIcon48x48dir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
 VFolderEntrydir = $(prefix)/share/applications
+MetaInfodir = $(datadir)/metainfo
 
 # Wildcards are globbed against $(srcdir): a bare "*.html" is resolved against
 # the build dir and stays unexpanded (breaking "make") in an out-of-tree build.
@@ -33,11 +34,12 @@ WebIcon16x16_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/16x16/*.png
 WebIcon32x32_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/32x32/*.png
 WebIcon48x48_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/48x48/*.png
 VFolderEntry_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/*.desktop
+MetaInfo_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/*.metainfo.xml
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(HelpHtml_DATA) $(HelpHtmlimg_DATA) $(HelpHtmlimages_DATA) \
 	$(HelpHtmldiv_DATA) $(WebHtml_DATA) $(WebHtmlimages_DATA) \
 	$(WebPixmap_DATA) $(WebIcon16x16_DATA) $(WebIcon32x32_DATA) $(WebIcon48x48_DATA) \
-	$(VFolderEntry_DATA) \
+	$(VFolderEntry_DATA) $(MetaInfo_DATA) \
 	httrack.css
 
 install-data-hook:

html/Makefile.in

@@ -152,14 +152,15 @@ am__uninstall_files_from_dir = { \
 am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmldir)" \
 	"$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlTxtdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmldivdir)" \
 	"$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlimagesdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlimgdir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlrootdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(VFolderEntrydir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(WebHtmldir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebHtmlimagesdir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon16x16dir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon32x32dir)" \
-	"$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon48x48dir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebPixmapdir)"
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlrootdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(MetaInfodir)" \
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(VFolderEntrydir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebHtmldir)" \
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(WebHtmlimagesdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon16x16dir)" \
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon32x32dir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon48x48dir)" \
+	"$(DESTDIR)$(WebPixmapdir)"
 DATA = $(HelpHtml_DATA) $(HelpHtmlTxt_DATA) $(HelpHtmldiv_DATA) \
 	$(HelpHtmlimages_DATA) $(HelpHtmlimg_DATA) \
-	$(HelpHtmlroot_DATA) $(VFolderEntry_DATA) $(WebHtml_DATA) \
-	$(WebHtmlimages_DATA) $(WebIcon16x16_DATA) \
+	$(HelpHtmlroot_DATA) $(MetaInfo_DATA) $(VFolderEntry_DATA) \
+	$(WebHtml_DATA) $(WebHtmlimages_DATA) $(WebIcon16x16_DATA) \
 	$(WebIcon32x32_DATA) $(WebIcon48x48_DATA) $(WebPixmap_DATA)
 am__tagged_files = $(HEADERS) $(SOURCES) $(TAGS_FILES) $(LISP)
 am__DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ WebIcon16x16dir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps
 WebIcon32x32dir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
 WebIcon48x48dir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
 VFolderEntrydir = $(prefix)/share/applications
+MetaInfodir = $(datadir)/metainfo
 
 # Wildcards are globbed against $(srcdir): a bare "*.html" is resolved against
 # the build dir and stays unexpanded (breaking "make") in an out-of-tree build.
@@ -341,10 +343,11 @@ WebIcon16x16_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/16x16/*.png
 WebIcon32x32_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/32x32/*.png
 WebIcon48x48_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/48x48/*.png
 VFolderEntry_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/*.desktop
+MetaInfo_DATA = $(srcdir)/server/div/*.metainfo.xml
 EXTRA_DIST = $(HelpHtml_DATA) $(HelpHtmlimg_DATA) $(HelpHtmlimages_DATA) \
 	$(HelpHtmldiv_DATA) $(WebHtml_DATA) $(WebHtmlimages_DATA) \
 	$(WebPixmap_DATA) $(WebIcon16x16_DATA) $(WebIcon32x32_DATA) $(WebIcon48x48_DATA) \
-	$(VFolderEntry_DATA) \
+	$(VFolderEntry_DATA) $(MetaInfo_DATA) \
 	httrack.css
 
 all: all-am
@@ -511,6 +514,27 @@ uninstall-HelpHtmlrootDATA:
 	@list='$(HelpHtmlroot_DATA)'; test -n "$(HelpHtmlrootdir)" || list=; \
 	files=`for p in $$list; do echo $$p; done | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`; \
 	dir='$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlrootdir)'; $(am__uninstall_files_from_dir)
+install-MetaInfoDATA: $(MetaInfo_DATA)
+	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
+	@list='$(MetaInfo_DATA)'; test -n "$(MetaInfodir)" || list=; \
+	if test -n "$$list"; then \
+	  echo " $(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(MetaInfodir)'"; \
+	  $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(MetaInfodir)" || exit 1; \
+	fi; \
+	for p in $$list; do \
+	  if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
+	  echo "$$d$$p"; \
+	done | $(am__base_list) | \
+	while read files; do \
+	  echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files '$(DESTDIR)$(MetaInfodir)'"; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$files "$(DESTDIR)$(MetaInfodir)" || exit $$?; \
+	done
+
+uninstall-MetaInfoDATA:
+	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
+	@list='$(MetaInfo_DATA)'; test -n "$(MetaInfodir)" || list=; \
+	files=`for p in $$list; do echo $$p; done | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`; \
+	dir='$(DESTDIR)$(MetaInfodir)'; $(am__uninstall_files_from_dir)
 install-VFolderEntryDATA: $(VFolderEntry_DATA)
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
 	@list='$(VFolderEntry_DATA)'; test -n "$(VFolderEntrydir)" || list=; \
@@ -701,7 +725,7 @@ check-am: all-am
 check: check-am
 all-am: Makefile $(DATA)
 installdirs:
-	for dir in "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmldir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlTxtdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmldivdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlimagesdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlimgdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlrootdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(VFolderEntrydir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebHtmldir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebHtmlimagesdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon16x16dir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon32x32dir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon48x48dir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebPixmapdir)"; do \
+	for dir in "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmldir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlTxtdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmldivdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlimagesdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlimgdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(HelpHtmlrootdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(MetaInfodir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(VFolderEntrydir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebHtmldir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebHtmlimagesdir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon16x16dir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon32x32dir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebIcon48x48dir)" "$(DESTDIR)$(WebPixmapdir)"; do \
 	  test -z "$$dir" || $(MKDIR_P) "$$dir"; \
 	done
 install: install-am
@@ -757,10 +781,10 @@ info-am:
 install-data-am: install-HelpHtmlDATA install-HelpHtmlTxtDATA \
 	install-HelpHtmldivDATA install-HelpHtmlimagesDATA \
 	install-HelpHtmlimgDATA install-HelpHtmlrootDATA \
-	install-VFolderEntryDATA install-WebHtmlDATA \
-	install-WebHtmlimagesDATA install-WebIcon16x16DATA \
-	install-WebIcon32x32DATA install-WebIcon48x48DATA \
-	install-WebPixmapDATA
+	install-MetaInfoDATA install-VFolderEntryDATA \
+	install-WebHtmlDATA install-WebHtmlimagesDATA \
+	install-WebIcon16x16DATA install-WebIcon32x32DATA \
+	install-WebIcon48x48DATA install-WebPixmapDATA
 	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install-data-hook
 install-dvi: install-dvi-am
@@ -808,10 +832,10 @@ ps-am:
 uninstall-am: uninstall-HelpHtmlDATA uninstall-HelpHtmlTxtDATA \
 	uninstall-HelpHtmldivDATA uninstall-HelpHtmlimagesDATA \
 	uninstall-HelpHtmlimgDATA uninstall-HelpHtmlrootDATA \
-	uninstall-VFolderEntryDATA uninstall-WebHtmlDATA \
-	uninstall-WebHtmlimagesDATA uninstall-WebIcon16x16DATA \
-	uninstall-WebIcon32x32DATA uninstall-WebIcon48x48DATA \
-	uninstall-WebPixmapDATA
+	uninstall-MetaInfoDATA uninstall-VFolderEntryDATA \
+	uninstall-WebHtmlDATA uninstall-WebHtmlimagesDATA \
+	uninstall-WebIcon16x16DATA uninstall-WebIcon32x32DATA \
+	uninstall-WebIcon48x48DATA uninstall-WebPixmapDATA
 
 .MAKE: install-am install-data-am install-strip
 
@@ -821,20 +845,21 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-HelpHtmlDATA uninstall-HelpHtmlTxtDATA \
 	install install-HelpHtmlDATA install-HelpHtmlTxtDATA \
 	install-HelpHtmldivDATA install-HelpHtmlimagesDATA \
 	install-HelpHtmlimgDATA install-HelpHtmlrootDATA \
-	install-VFolderEntryDATA install-WebHtmlDATA \
-	install-WebHtmlimagesDATA install-WebIcon16x16DATA \
-	install-WebIcon32x32DATA install-WebIcon48x48DATA \
-	install-WebPixmapDATA install-am install-data install-data-am \
-	install-data-hook install-dvi install-dvi-am install-exec \
-	install-exec-am install-html install-html-am install-info \
-	install-info-am install-man install-pdf install-pdf-am \
-	install-ps install-ps-am install-strip installcheck \
-	installcheck-am installdirs maintainer-clean \
-	maintainer-clean-generic mostlyclean mostlyclean-generic \
-	mostlyclean-libtool pdf pdf-am ps ps-am tags-am uninstall \
-	uninstall-HelpHtmlDATA uninstall-HelpHtmlTxtDATA \
-	uninstall-HelpHtmldivDATA uninstall-HelpHtmlimagesDATA \
-	uninstall-HelpHtmlimgDATA uninstall-HelpHtmlrootDATA \
+	install-MetaInfoDATA install-VFolderEntryDATA \
+	install-WebHtmlDATA install-WebHtmlimagesDATA \
+	install-WebIcon16x16DATA install-WebIcon32x32DATA \
+	install-WebIcon48x48DATA install-WebPixmapDATA install-am \
+	install-data install-data-am install-data-hook install-dvi \
+	install-dvi-am install-exec install-exec-am install-html \
+	install-html-am install-info install-info-am install-man \
+	install-pdf install-pdf-am install-ps install-ps-am \
+	install-strip installcheck installcheck-am installdirs \
+	maintainer-clean maintainer-clean-generic mostlyclean \
+	mostlyclean-generic mostlyclean-libtool pdf pdf-am ps ps-am \
+	tags-am uninstall uninstall-HelpHtmlDATA \
+	uninstall-HelpHtmlTxtDATA uninstall-HelpHtmldivDATA \
+	uninstall-HelpHtmlimagesDATA uninstall-HelpHtmlimgDATA \
+	uninstall-HelpHtmlrootDATA uninstall-MetaInfoDATA \
 	uninstall-VFolderEntryDATA uninstall-WebHtmlDATA \
 	uninstall-WebHtmlimagesDATA uninstall-WebIcon16x16DATA \
 	uninstall-WebIcon32x32DATA uninstall-WebIcon48x48DATA \

html/server/div/WebHTTrack-Websites.desktop

@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ Comment=Browse Websites Mirrored by WebHTTrack
 Keywords=browse mirrored;
 Exec=webhttrack browse
 Icon=httrack
+# Helper launcher for WebHTTrack's browse mode, not a standalone app: keep it
+# out of software-center catalogs so it doesn't duplicate the main entry.
+X-AppStream-Ignore=true

html/server/div/com.httrack.WebHTTrack.metainfo.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright 2026 Xavier Roche <roche@httrack.com> -->
+<component type="desktop-application">
+  <id>com.httrack.WebHTTrack</id>
+  <metadata_license>FSFAP</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>GPL-3.0-or-later</project_license>
+  <name>WebHTTrack Website Copier</name>
+  <summary>Copy websites to your computer for offline browsing</summary>
+  <description>
+    <p>
+      WebHTTrack is the web interface to HTTrack, an offline browser utility.
+      It downloads a website from the Internet to a local directory, fetching
+      the HTML, images, and other files and rebuilding the site's link
+      structure so you can browse it offline.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+      A step-by-step web interface guides you through choosing the addresses
+      to mirror and the options to apply. Mirrors can be updated in place and
+      interrupted downloads resumed.
+    </p>
+    <p>Typical uses include:</p>
+    <ul>
+      <li>Keeping an offline copy of a website for reading without a connection</li>
+      <li>Archiving or preserving sites and capturing them for later reference</li>
+      <li>Updating an existing local mirror without downloading it again</li>
+    </ul>
+  </description>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">WebHTTrack.desktop</launchable>
+  <icon type="stock">httrack</icon>
+  <categories>
+    <category>Network</category>
+  </categories>
+  <keywords>
+    <keyword>offline browser</keyword>
+    <keyword>website copier</keyword>
+    <keyword>mirror</keyword>
+    <keyword>crawl</keyword>
+    <keyword>archiving</keyword>
+  </keywords>
+  <url type="homepage">https://www.httrack.com/</url>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/xroche/httrack/issues</url>
+  <developer id="com.httrack">
+    <name>Xavier Roche</name>
+  </developer>
+  <screenshots>
+    <screenshot type="default">
+      <caption>Choosing the addresses and options for a new mirror</caption>
+      <image>https://www.httrack.com/html/images/screenshot_01b.jpg</image>
+    </screenshot>
+  </screenshots>
+  <content_rating type="oars-1.1"/>
+  <releases>
+    <release version="3.49.8" date="2026-06-07"/>
+  </releases>
+</component>