GNU bug report logs - #50789
syncthing-gtk creates autostart file with wrong bin

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Package: guix;

Reported by: John Kehayias <john.kehayias <at> protonmail.com>

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:35:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>

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From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>
Cc: John Kehayias <john.kehayias <at> protonmail.com>, 50789 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#50789: syncthing-gtk creates autostart file with wrong bin
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:15:51 -0400

On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 12:55:56AM +0200, Liliana Marie Prikler wrote:
> We should patch syncthing to not write a desktop file at all.  Note how
> even if the binary name itself was correct, syncthing would link
> directly into the store, potentially producing a stale desktop file
> that breaks with garbage collection.

Maybe we could make the desktop file execute a path like
"$HOME/.guix-profile/bin/syncthing-gtk"?
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