Warn when project description exceeds 80 characters#2873
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Adds a warning in parse_config() when an app description is longer than 80 characters, directing users to use the long_description field for longer text instead. Long descriptions can cause icon corruption in MSI installers (the description field in Windows shortcuts is limited to 256 characters, and overflow truncates the icon path). Refs beeware#2864. Signed-off-by: Wahaj Ahmed <wahaj.ahmed010@gmail.com>
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When an app's
descriptionexceeds 80 characters, MSI installers can experience icon corruption because the Windows shortcut description field is limited to 256 bytes — the overflow truncates the prefix of the icon path. This warning directs users to thelong_descriptionfield for longer text, which is the intended use.Changes:
description> 80 characters inparse_config()long_descriptionAssisted-by: Claude Opus 4.5 (AI coding assistant - automated)
PR Checklist:
Closes Long project descriptions cause icons to be blank on MSI installers #2864