GNU bug report logs - #69971
[PATCH] gnu: webkitgtk: Add locale and dri access to gtk sandbox in order to silence gtk locale warnings and enable hardware accelerated video, respectively.

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Message #8 received at 69971 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Abhishek Cherath <abhi <at> quic.us>
To: 69971 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Abhishek Cherath <abhi <at> quic.us>
Subject: [PATCH v2] gnu: webkitgtk: Add locale and dri access to gtk sandbox
 in order to silence gtk locale warnings and enable hardware accelerated video,
 respectively.
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:54:50 -0400

* gnu/packages/patches/webkitgtk-adjust-bubblewrap-paths.patch:
Add @dridir@ and @localedir@ to bubblewrap gtk sandbox
* gnu/packages/webkit.scm (webkitgtk)[arguments]: In the
'configure-bubblewrap-store-directory' phase, also supply locale
and dri directory paths to webkitgtk-adjust-bubblewrap-paths.patch
template.

Change-Id: Id1ffe23e56a8da4ff3c81a2cde7d9622f024bdea
---
Messed up dri-dir and locale dir
 .../patches/webkitgtk-adjust-bubblewrap-paths.patch   |  8 +++++++-
 gnu/packages/webkit.scm                               | 11 ++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/webkitgtk-adjust-bubblewrap-paths.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/webkitgtk-adjust-bubblewrap-paths.patch
index 18ddb645ad..793f6a414b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/webkitgtk-adjust-bubblewrap-paths.patch
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/webkitgtk-adjust-bubblewrap-paths.patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ diff --git a/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/Launcher/glib/BubblewrapLauncher.cpp b/Sour
 index f0a5e4b05dff..88b11f806968 100644
 --- a/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/Launcher/glib/BubblewrapLauncher.cpp
 +++ b/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/Launcher/glib/BubblewrapLauncher.cpp
-@@ -854,27 +854,12 @@ GRefPtr<GSubprocess> bubblewrapSpawn(GSubprocessLauncher* launcher, const Proces
+@@ -854,27 +854,18 @@ GRefPtr<GSubprocess> bubblewrapSpawn(GSubprocessLauncher* launcher, const Proces
          "--ro-bind", "/sys/dev", "/sys/dev",
          "--ro-bind", "/sys/devices", "/sys/devices",
  
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ index f0a5e4b05dff..88b11f806968 100644
 +
 +        // Bind mount the store inside the WebKitGTK sandbox.
 +        "--ro-bind", "@storedir@", "@storedir@",
++
++	// This is needed for locales in /run/current-system/locales
++	"--ro-bind-try", "@localedir@", "@localedir@",
++
++	// This is needed for video hardware acceleration (va-api) via /lib/dri
++	"--ro-bind-try", "@dridir@", "@dridir@",
      };
  
      if (launchOptions.processType == ProcessLauncher::ProcessType::DBusProxy) {
diff --git a/gnu/packages/webkit.scm b/gnu/packages/webkit.scm
index bf24a65e83..a0d04f31d3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/webkit.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/webkit.scm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021, 2022, 2023 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2022, 2023 Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
+;;; Copyright © 2024 Abhishek Cherath <abhi <at> quic.us>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -190,7 +191,15 @@ (define-public webkitgtk
               (let ((store-directory (%store-directory)))
                 (substitute*
                     "Source/WebKit/UIProcess/Launcher/glib/BubblewrapLauncher.cpp"
-                  (("@storedir@") store-directory)))))
+                  (("@storedir@") store-directory)
+                  ;; this adds access to drivers for va-api
+                  ;; for hardware accelerated video
+                  (("@dridir@") "/run/current-system/profile/lib/dri")
+                  ;; this silences gtk locale errors
+                  ;; Unfortunately, simply bind mounting /run/current-system
+                  ;; does not work since it leads to weird issues
+                  ;; with symlinks that confuse bubblewrap.
+                  (("@localedir@") "/run/current-system/locale")))))
           (add-after 'unpack 'do-not-disable-new-dtags
             ;; Ensure the linker uses new dynamic tags as this is what Guix
             ;; uses and validates in the validate-runpath phase.

base-commit: d67e4f0f9b10c7ddac8fb0ca68cbf1d6ad0a6e5d
prerequisite-patch-id: 2feff8a49a2bca7cb55d49c21c04736f9828df0e
prerequisite-patch-id: c3460fa91fad7c4f67859f672420ca72e616d89b
-- 
2.41.0

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