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'search-paths' should respect both user and system profile.

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From: iyzsong <at> envs.net
To: 20255 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> member.fsf.org>, Florian Pelz <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>, Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
Subject: bug#20255: [PATCH 4/4] news: Add entry for '/etc/profile' changes.
Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 22:04:11 +0800

From: 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> member.fsf.org>

* etc/news.scm: Add entry.
---
 etc/news.scm | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/etc/news.scm b/etc/news.scm
index f5dc3ca0d5..2da92eeac3 100644
--- a/etc/news.scm
+++ b/etc/news.scm
@@ -26,6 +26,39 @@
 (channel-news
  (version 0)
 
+ (entry (commit "2e888b4d07c67ad74fbb4ec9afb812a236852027")
+        (title
+         (en "@file{/etc/profile} changes require manual intervention"))
+        (body
+         (en "On Guix System, now the personal shell startup file
+@file{~/.bash_profile} or @file{~/.zprofile} will be used to set up
+environment variables for the user instead of @file{/etc/profile}.  And
+search-paths from multiple profiles are honored, which means a system
+configured Xfce desktop environment can find its panel plugins in the user
+profile.
+
+Before run @command{guix system reconfigure}, append the snippet below to each
+user's @file{~/.bash_profile} or @file{~/.zprofile}:
+
+@example
+# Merge search-paths from multiple profiles, the order matters.
+eval \"$(guix package --search-paths \\
+-p $HOME/.config/guix/current \\
+-p $HOME/.guix-profile \\
+-p /run/current-system/profile)\"
+
+# Prepend setuid programs.
+export PATH=/run/setuid-programs:$PATH
+
+# Set up Guix Home profile
+if [ -d ~/.guix-home ]; then . ~/.profile; fi
+@end example
+
+Or you can override them with updated skeleton files after system reconfigure.
+In addition, Guix Home users need to upgrade via @command{guix home
+reconfigure}.  See @uref{https://issues.guix.gnu.org/20255} for the
+rationale.")))
+
  (entry (commit "ae11fcb84ac478dfa56d322ef08890645183a087")
         (title
          (en "New @option{--with-configure-flag} transformation option")
-- 
2.40.1

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