---- On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:32:57 -0500 Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielma...@web.de> wrote ---- > On 25.03.20 18:09, Marius Bakke wrote: > > There is an easy workaround for this problem though: installing > > glib:bin. We could propagate it for now, or simply add it to > > %base-packages. > > I added glib:bin to my config.scm and MATE can start applications again. > Propagating to %base-packages seems like a good quick-fix until > core-updates merges. It can also help XFCE, which might also suffer from > this problem.
Yes it does, and also fixes using Nautilus in sway (see http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/39843). > >> * atril requires a newer glib/gio (also in core-updates). > > > > Is it just Atril that needs the newer GLib? We could give Atril its own > > version of GLib without having to update the "main" one. > > Atril is the only one requiring a newer Glib. I would just leave atril > on 1.22 and update it later. It's only a leaf package and 1.22 is fine > enough, I think. > > >> I have two branches: > >> https://gitlab.com/jonsger/Guix/-/tree/wip-mate-1.24 based on master > >> https://gitlab.com/jonsger/Guix/-/tree/wip-mate-1.24-co based on > >> core-updates > > > > Great! Would you like to apply for a Savannah account so users don't > > have to pull from a third party to test it? I'm happy to vouch for you. > > So only two members vouching for me left :P > > Other findings > ============== > * You can't shutdown or reboot. There is now button in MATE nor in GDM > after logging out. Yes, I saw the same in MATE 1.22 (no button in the desktop for shutting down and rebooting). > * If you install a program or add it to your config.scm it only appears > in the App menu after the next reboot. This may be a common problem in other desktop environments (see http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/35594). > * pluma: installing external plugins fails with: "plugin loader python3 > not found". Can be maybe fixed with propagating python. Plugins who are > installed by default do work. > * atril: Logo in about page is not an SVG. > * mate-control-center: `Preferred Applications` does not start/work. > `Time and Date Manager` does not work as well (dbus error). Other problems I noticed in 1.22 were: * Overlapping icons in panel applets. * Not possible to add/remove workspaces. * Not possible to enable system alert sounds. * IBus didn't run when I activated it. I have more information about these issues, but was waiting to see if they were solved in MATE 1.24 before reporting them.
