Skip faulty desktop files when updating program database

engine/findprograms.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class SupportedProgramsDatabase(object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.blacklist = ("nsmd", "non-daw", "carla")
+        self.blacklist = ("nsmd", "non-daw", "carla") #only programs that have to do with audio and music. There is another general blacklist that speeds up discovery
         self.morePrograms = ("thisdoesnotexisttest", "carla-rack", "carla-patchbay", "carla-jack-multi", "ardour5", "ardour6", "nsm-data", "nsm-jack") #only programs not found by buildCache_grepExecutablePaths because they are just shellscripts and do not contain /nsm/server/announce.
         self.userWhitelist = () #added dynamically to morePrograms
         self.userBlacklist = () #added dynamically to blacklist
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ class SupportedProgramsDatabase(object):
             for f in basePath.glob('**/*'):
                 if f.is_file() and f.suffix == ".desktop":
                     config.clear()
-                    config.read(f)
+                    try:
+                        config.read(f)
+                    except: #any bad config means skip
+                        continue #next file
                     entryDict = dict(config._sections["Desktop Entry"])
                     if f.name == "zynaddsubfx-jack.desktop":
                         self.knownDesktopFiles["zynaddsubfx"] = entryDict