--- desktop-file-utils-0.6/src/menu-process.c.directory-mtime	2004-05-03 23:09:03.888792776 -0400
+++ desktop-file-utils-0.6/src/menu-process.c	2004-05-03 23:09:03.934785784 -0400
@@ -1005,6 +1005,10 @@
 /* make a shorter name */
 typedef struct DesktopEntryTreeNode TreeNode;
 
+/* FIXME  modification time is kept on the tree right now,
+ * but should really be kept on the individual Entries and
+ * subdirs themselves.
+ */
 struct DesktopEntryTree
 {
   int refcount;
@@ -1015,6 +1019,7 @@
   MenuNode   *orig_node;
   MenuNode   *resolved_node;
   TreeNode   *root;
+  time_t     mtime;
   GSList     *monitored_dirs;    
 };
 
@@ -1039,6 +1044,12 @@
   return tree->menu_file;
 }
 
+const time_t desktop_entry_tree_get_mtime (DesktopEntryTree *tree)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (tree != NULL, 0);
+
+  return tree->mtime;
+}
 
 DesktopEntryTree*
 desktop_entry_tree_load (const char  *filename,
@@ -1107,6 +1118,7 @@
   tree->orig_node = orig_node;
   tree->resolved_node = resolved_node;
   tree->root = NULL;
+  tree->mtime = time (NULL);   /* Initial modification time of now */
   tree->monitored_dirs = NULL;
   
   return tree;
@@ -1193,6 +1205,11 @@
     tree->root = new_node;
     process_only_unallocated (tree->root, allocated);
     remove_empty_submenus (tree->root);
+
+    /* Update the modification time for the tree, so the
+     * panel knows to reload the VFS directory.
+     */
+    tree->mtime = time (NULL);
   }
 
   g_hash_table_destroy (allocated);
--- desktop-file-utils-0.6/src/menu-process.h.directory-mtime	2004-05-03 23:09:03.891792320 -0400
+++ desktop-file-utils-0.6/src/menu-process.h	2004-05-03 23:09:03.937785328 -0400
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define MENU_PROCESS_H
 
 #include <glib.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include "desktop_file.h"
 
 typedef struct DesktopEntryTree     DesktopEntryTree;
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@
                                      GError          **error);
 const char *desktop_entry_tree_get_menu_file_name (DesktopEntryTree *tree);
 
+const time_t desktop_entry_tree_get_mtime (DesktopEntryTree *tree);
+
 /* Callback for each .desktop directory added */
 typedef void (*DesktopEntryTreeDirAddCallback)(DesktopEntryTree * tree, const char *path);
 void desktop_entry_tree_diradd_callback_set (DesktopEntryTreeDirAddCallback proc);
--- desktop-file-utils-0.6/src/menu-method.c.directory-mtime	2004-05-03 23:09:03.912789128 -0400
+++ desktop-file-utils-0.6/src/menu-method.c	2004-05-03 23:42:05.910479680 -0400
@@ -1024,8 +1024,9 @@
 
 /* Fill in dir info that's true for all dirs in the vfs */
 static void
-fill_in_generic_dir_info (GnomeVFSFileInfo         *info,
-			  GnomeVFSFileInfoOptions   options)
+fill_in_generic_dir_info (GnomeVFSFileInfo *info,
+			  GnomeVFSFileInfoOptions    options,
+                 DesktopEntryTree          *tree)
 {
 	info->type = GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY;
 	
@@ -1048,10 +1049,16 @@
 	/* We always own it */
 	info->uid = getuid ();
 	info->gid = getgid ();
-	
+
+     /* FIXME  mtime is currently taken from the tree itself,
+      * and is not stored on the actual VFS objects themselves.
+      */
+     info->mtime = desktop_entry_tree_get_mtime (tree);
+
 	info->valid_fields |=
 		GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_TYPE |
-		GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS;
+		GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS |
+		GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_MTIME;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1064,13 +1071,14 @@
 	g_assert (node != NULL);
 	g_assert (file_info != NULL);
 
-	fill_in_generic_dir_info (file_info, options);
+	fill_in_generic_dir_info (file_info, options, tree);
 }
 
 /* Fill in file info that's true for all .desktop files */
 static void
 fill_in_generic_file_info (GnomeVFSFileInfo         *info,
-			   GnomeVFSFileInfoOptions   options)
+                           GnomeVFSFileInfoOptions   options,
+                           DesktopEntryTree         *tree)
 {
 	info->type = GNOME_VFS_FILE_TYPE_REGULAR;
 	
@@ -1097,8 +1105,14 @@
 	info->uid = getuid ();
 	info->gid = getgid ();
 	
+     /* FIXME  mtime is currently taken from the tree itself,
+      * and is not stored on the actual VFS objects themselves.
+      */
+     info->mtime = desktop_entry_tree_get_mtime (tree);
+
 	info->valid_fields |= GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_TYPE |
-		GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS;
+					  GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_MTIME |
+					  GNOME_VFS_FILE_INFO_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1113,7 +1127,7 @@
 	g_assert (path != NULL);
 	g_assert (file_info != NULL);
 	
-	fill_in_generic_file_info (file_info, options);
+	fill_in_generic_file_info (file_info, options, tree);
 }
 
 static GnomeVFSResult
@@ -1452,9 +1466,9 @@
         handle->current += 1;
 
         if (handle->current <= handle->n_entries_that_are_subdirs) {
-		fill_in_generic_dir_info (info, handle->options);
+		fill_in_generic_dir_info (info, handle->options, handle->tree);
 	} else {
-		fill_in_generic_file_info (info, handle->options);
+		fill_in_generic_file_info (info, handle->options, handle->tree);
 	}
 
         info->valid_fields &= ~ UNSUPPORTED_INFO_FIELDS;