GNU bug report logs - #75688
Replace wrapper scripts with search path value files in search-paths.d

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Message #144 received at 75688 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> envs.net>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 75688 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> member.fsf.org>,
 Vivien Kraus <vivien <at> planete-kraus.eu>,
 Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>,
 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [bug#75688] [PATCH 0/2] Introduce GUIX_LIBRARY_PATH to replace
 harmful environment variables
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:54:58 +0800

Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> And maybe GUIX_XDG_DATA_DIRS and GUIX_XDG_CONFIG_DIRS, which have most
>> of duplicated entries (https://issues.guix.gnu.org/23118)
>
> Problem is that XDG_ variables are very generic and used pretty much by
> everything, not just desktop applications; and it’s important IMO that
> users be able to customize their code in the documented way: by setting
> XDG_*.

Yes, XDG_* are still going to be setup in 'etc/profile' by search-paths,
and have higher priority than GUIX_XDG_* (and we won't set GUIX_XDG_* by
profile), so that user can customize them.

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