Install fails when using --skip-build

Submitted by Michał Górny

Link to original bug (#16767)

Description

To reproduce:

  python setup.py build
  python setup.py install --skip-build --root=/tmp/whatever

The error:

=== Installing catfish, version 1.4.13 ===
Root: /tmp/whatever
Prefix: /usr

Target Data:    usr/
Target Scripts: /tmp/whatever/usr/bin/

Catfish Data Directory: /usr/share/catfish/
Desktop File: /tmp/whatever/usr/share/applications/org.xfce.Catfish.desktop

Moving icon file: /tmp/whatever/usr/share/catfish/media/catfish.svg -> /tmp/whatever/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/catfish.svg
Removing empty directory: /tmp/whatever/usr/share/catfish/media
ERROR: Can't find /tmp/whatever/usr/share/applications/org.xfce.Catfish.desktop

Version: 1.4.13