Re: Gnome startup applications and Guix updates

[Daniel Hatton]

On 29/11/2024 16:12, Simon Tournier wrote:

Do you mean

     https://yhetil.org/guix/88266131-fd36-48da-bfb8-5876a4547...@btinternet.com

Yes, that's the thread I was referring to.

I am not sure to understand the question.  IIRC, Clément tries to
manage third-party packages of IceCat with Guix.  Well, I am not sure to
well understand, both your question and Clément work. :-)

  /gnu/store/c93r1gl7li1sy2p7r2chkg94gskjz6z4-icecat-115.15.0-guix1



  $HOME/.config/autostart/icecat.desktop

which includes the lines










Now, somewhat later, I run

  guix pull
  guix package -u



  /gnu/store/sxb7vrqmbxyc5l1n3g6pwv5lawil8iqg-icecat-115.17.0-guix1

But the directory

  /gnu/store/c93r1gl7li1sy2p7r2chkg94gskjz6z4-icecat-115.15.0-guix1



  $HOME/.config/autostart/icecat.desktop

The present thread (as opposed to the linked thread) isn't just about IceCat - AFAICT, this problem applies to all Guix packages: Imagine I install some Guix package. For concreteness, let's say the package is IceCat 115.15.0, but again, I think the problem occurs in all Guix packages. Guix installs the package in a directory Now I launch the GUI Gnome Tweaks app, and use it to add IceCat to the startup applications list. This creates a file Exec=/gnu/store/c93r1gl7li1sy2p7r2chkg94gskjz6z4-icecat-115.15.0-guix1/bin/icecat %u Exec=/gnu/store/c93r1gl7li1sy2p7r2chkg94gskjz6z4-icecat-115.15.0-guix1/bin/icecat -new-window Exec=/gnu/store/c93r1gl7li1sy2p7r2chkg94gskjz6z4-icecat-115.15.0-guix1/bin/icecat -private-window which causes IceCat to be launched automatically when I start a Gnome session. which upgrades IceCat to version 115.17.0. The new version is installed in a directory is still present, and still contains the old version of IceCat. Now here's the critical point: the upgrade process does not edit the Exec lines in So they still point to the old version of IceCat, and it's still the old version of IceCat that is automatically launched when I start a Gnome session. Once more to be on the safe side: I do not think this problem is unique to IceCat, I think it applies to all Guix packages.

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