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gnucash needs gtk+ in propagated-inputs

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: gnucash needs gtk+ in propagated-inputs
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 23:15:50 +0530

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I installed gnucash with `guix package -i gnucash`. When I attempt to
run it, it fails with the following error message:

**
gnc.gui:ERROR:gnc-icons.c:96:gnc_add_stock_icon_pair: assertion failed: (pixbuf1 && pixbuf2)
fish: 'gnucash' terminated by signal SIGABRT (Abort)

However within an environment created by `guix environment --ad-hoc
gtk+`, gnucash runs fine. So, I'm guessing gtk+ needs to be in gnucash's
propagated-inputs.

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Message #8 received at 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
Cc: 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24188: gnucash needs gtk+ in propagated-inputs
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:00:36 +0200

Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net> writes:

> I installed gnucash with `guix package -i gnucash`. When I attempt to
> run it, it fails with the following error message:
>
> **
> gnc.gui:ERROR:gnc-icons.c:96:gnc_add_stock_icon_pair: assertion failed: (pixbuf1 && pixbuf2)
> fish: 'gnucash' terminated by signal SIGABRT (Abort)
>
> However within an environment created by `guix environment --ad-hoc
> gtk+`, gnucash runs fine. So, I'm guessing gtk+ needs to be in gnucash's
> propagated-inputs.

I cannot reproduce this.  I don’t have gtk+ installed in a profile and
Gnucash starts up just fine.

The following environment variables are set which may make a difference
here:

  GUIX_GTK3_PATH=/run/current-system/profile/lib/gtk-3.0
  GUIX_GTK2_PATH=/run/current-system/profile/lib/gtk-2.0
  GTK_DATA_PREFIX=/run/current-system/profile

~~ Ricardo

Message #11 received at 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24188: gnucash needs gtk+ in propagated-inputs
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:33:31 +0530

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> The following environment variables are set which may make a difference
> here:
>
>   GUIX_GTK3_PATH=/run/current-system/profile/lib/gtk-3.0
>   GUIX_GTK2_PATH=/run/current-system/profile/lib/gtk-2.0
>   GTK_DATA_PREFIX=/run/current-system/profile

After setting XDG_DATA_DIRS with

export XDG_DATA_DIRS="/gnu/store/zlr5l39k9gw7ss26iq6vj3yk215xrzpl-profile/share${XDG_DATA_DIRS:+:}$XDG_DATA_DIRS"

gnucash runs successfully. I found out about this using `guix
environment --search-paths gnucash`.

How do I find out about these environment variables in general?
Shouldn't they be set in the gnucash wrapper script so that the user
does not have to set them manually?

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Message #14 received at 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: iyzsong <at> member.fsf.org (宋文武)
To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
Cc: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>, 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 guix-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24188: gnucash needs gtk+ in propagated-inputs
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 21:22:43 +0800

Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net> writes:

>> The following environment variables are set which may make a difference
>> here:
>>
>>   GUIX_GTK3_PATH=/run/current-system/profile/lib/gtk-3.0
>>   GUIX_GTK2_PATH=/run/current-system/profile/lib/gtk-2.0
>>   GTK_DATA_PREFIX=/run/current-system/profile
>
> After setting XDG_DATA_DIRS with
>
> export XDG_DATA_DIRS="/gnu/store/zlr5l39k9gw7ss26iq6vj3yk215xrzpl-profile/share${XDG_DATA_DIRS:+:}$XDG_DATA_DIRS"
>
> gnucash runs successfully. I found out about this using `guix
> environment --search-paths gnucash`.
>
> How do I find out about these environment variables in general?
> Shouldn't they be set in the gnucash wrapper script so that the user
> does not have to set them manually?

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gnc.gui:ERROR:gnc-icons.c:96:gnc_add_stock_icon_pair: assertion failed: (pixbuf1 && pixbuf2)
fish: 'gnucash' terminated by signal SIGABRT (Abort)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I think this error is caused by gdk-pixbuf, which uses XDG mime-info
database to query file types.  Install the 'shared-mime-info' package
to activate the 'xdg-mime-database' profile hook should make it works.


To actually fix this package (and some others) we can:

- Wrap them with shared-mime-info in XDG_DATA_DIRS or propagated it.

- Make sure 'xdg-mime-database' always run if glib applications are
  there even without shared-mime-info referenced by profile.  
  IIRC, this was suggested by ludo, but I ignored, now patch sent :-)
  

Message #17 received at 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
To: 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> member.fsf.org>
Cc: 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24188: gnucash needs gtk+ in propagated-inputs
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 14:48:32 +0530

> To actually fix this package (and some others) we can:
>
> - Wrap them with shared-mime-info in XDG_DATA_DIRS or propagated it.
>
> - Make sure 'xdg-mime-database' always run if glib applications are
>   there even without shared-mime-info referenced by profile.  
>   IIRC, this was suggested by ludo, but I ignored, now patch sent :-)

Great, I'll wait a bit for the package to be fixed.

Message #20 received at 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: iyzsong <at> member.fsf.org (宋文武)
Cc: 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>,
 Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>, guix-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24188: gnucash needs gtk+ in propagated-inputs
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:33:34 +0200

iyzsong <at> member.fsf.org (宋文武) skribis:

> Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net> writes:
>
>>> The following environment variables are set which may make a difference
>>> here:
>>>
>>>   GUIX_GTK3_PATH=/run/current-system/profile/lib/gtk-3.0
>>>   GUIX_GTK2_PATH=/run/current-system/profile/lib/gtk-2.0
>>>   GTK_DATA_PREFIX=/run/current-system/profile
>>
>> After setting XDG_DATA_DIRS with
>>
>> export XDG_DATA_DIRS="/gnu/store/zlr5l39k9gw7ss26iq6vj3yk215xrzpl-profile/share${XDG_DATA_DIRS:+:}$XDG_DATA_DIRS"
>>
>> gnucash runs successfully. I found out about this using `guix
>> environment --search-paths gnucash`.
>>
>> How do I find out about these environment variables in general?
>> Shouldn't they be set in the gnucash wrapper script so that the user
>> does not have to set them manually?
>
> gnc.gui:ERROR:gnc-icons.c:96:gnc_add_stock_icon_pair: assertion failed: (pixbuf1 && pixbuf2)
> fish: 'gnucash' terminated by signal SIGABRT (Abort)
>
> I think this error is caused by gdk-pixbuf, which uses XDG mime-info
> database to query file types.  Install the 'shared-mime-info' package
> to activate the 'xdg-mime-database' profile hook should make it works.
>
>
> To actually fix this package (and some others) we can:
>
> - Wrap them with shared-mime-info in XDG_DATA_DIRS or propagated it.
>
> - Make sure 'xdg-mime-database' always run if glib applications are
>   there even without shared-mime-info referenced by profile.  
>   IIRC, this was suggested by ludo, but I ignored, now patch sent :-)

Apparently the 2nd item is what commit
801d316b20b05a4d0687873ad8e438e6238e23ce does.

Are we done, or do we need to do item #1 too?

Ludo’.

Message #23 received at 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 24188 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, guix-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24188: gnucash needs gtk+ in propagated-inputs
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2016 21:10:20 +0530

>> To actually fix this package (and some others) we can:
>>
>> - Wrap them with shared-mime-info in XDG_DATA_DIRS or propagated it.
>>
>> - Make sure 'xdg-mime-database' always run if glib applications are
>>   there even without shared-mime-info referenced by profile.  
>>   IIRC, this was suggested by ludo, but I ignored, now patch sent :-)
>
> Apparently the 2nd item is what commit
> 801d316b20b05a4d0687873ad8e438e6238e23ce does.
>
> Are we done, or do we need to do item #1 too?

We are done. No need to do item #1. The issue has been fixed.

Message #28 received at 24188-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
Cc: 24188-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, guix-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24188: gnucash needs gtk+ in propagated-inputs
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:38:52 +0200

Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net> skribis:

>>> To actually fix this package (and some others) we can:
>>>
>>> - Wrap them with shared-mime-info in XDG_DATA_DIRS or propagated it.
>>>
>>> - Make sure 'xdg-mime-database' always run if glib applications are
>>>   there even without shared-mime-info referenced by profile.  
>>>   IIRC, this was suggested by ludo, but I ignored, now patch sent :-)
>>
>> Apparently the 2nd item is what commit
>> 801d316b20b05a4d0687873ad8e438e6238e23ce does.
>>
>> Are we done, or do we need to do item #1 too?
>
> We are done. No need to do item #1. The issue has been fixed.

I like that.  :-)  Thanks!

Ludo’.

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