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X cannot run programs in the current user's profile

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From: "Thompson, David" <dthompson2 <at> worcester.edu>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: X cannot run programs in the current user's profile
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:16:27 -0500

To reproduce, create an operating-system configuration that uses the
slim-service and do not add any additional packages to the base
system, such as xterm.

As an unpriveleged user, run 'guix packge -i xterm'.  Then, try to
launch xterm via Window Maker's main menu.  It will fail.

- Dave

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: "Thompson\, David" <dthompson2 <at> worcester.edu>
Cc: 19119-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19119: X cannot run programs in the current user's profile
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:15:59 +0100

I believe this is fixed by 1d18d87.

Let me know if there’s anything wrong.

Thanks!

Ludo’.

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: iyzsong <at> gmail.com (宋文武)
Cc: 19119 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19119: closed (Re: bug#19119: X cannot run programs in the
 current user's profile)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:36:52 +0100

Thinking more about it, the fix in 1d18d87 wasn’t quite right.

I think the right thing would be to run the window manager as a child of
a ‘bash --login’ process, so the whole X session would get environment
variables like a login shell.

WDYT, 宋文武?

Thanks,
Ludo’.

Message #16 received at 19119 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> gmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 19119 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19119: closed (Re: bug#19119: X cannot run programs in the
 current user's profile)
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 22:07:30 +0800

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

> Thinking more about it, the fix in 1d18d87 wasn’t quite right.
>
> I think the right thing would be to run the window manager as a child of
> a ‘bash --login’ process, so the whole X session would get environment
> variables like a login shell.
>
> WDYT, 宋文武?
Agree!

And currently ratposion and windowmaker are hardcoded,
how about make sessions configurable?
Like:
    (define %default-sessions
      `(("windowmaker" . #~(execl #$windowmaker "/bin/wmaker"))
        ("ratposion" . #~(execl #$ratposion "/bin/ratposion"))))

    (define* (slim-service #:key (sessions %default-sessions)
    ...
>
> Thanks,
> Ludo’.

Message #19 received at 19119 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 19119 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19119: closed (Re: bug#19119: X cannot run programs in the
 current user's profile)
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 16:24:50 +0100

宋文武 <iyzsong <at> gmail.com> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Thinking more about it, the fix in 1d18d87 wasn’t quite right.
>>
>> I think the right thing would be to run the window manager as a child of
>> a ‘bash --login’ process, so the whole X session would get environment
>> variables like a login shell.
>>
>> WDYT, 宋文武?
> Agree!

Commit b2bd7c2 does that.  Let me know if you think of adjustments to make!

Ludo’.

PS: I’ll reply to the other topic on guix-devel.

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