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diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/gnome.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/gnome.section.md index 21cdcb0dd35e3..7433277708911 100644 --- a/doc/languages-frameworks/gnome.section.md +++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/gnome.section.md @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Previously, a GTK theme needed to be in `XDG_DATA_DIRS`. This is no longer neces If your application uses [GStreamer](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/) or [Grilo](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/grilo), you should set `GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0` and `GRL_PLUGIN_PATH`, respectively. -## Onto `wrapGAppsHook` {#ssec-gnome-hooks} +## Onto `wrapGApps*` hooks {#ssec-gnome-hooks} Given the requirements above, the package expression would become messy quickly: @@ -102,27 +102,29 @@ Given the requirements above, the package expression would become messy quickly: } ``` -Fortunately, there is [`wrapGAppsHook`]{#ssec-gnome-hooks-wrapgappshook}. It works in conjunction with other setup hooks that populate environment variables, and it will then wrap all executables in `bin` and `libexec` directories using said variables. For convenience, it also adds `dconf.lib` for a GIO module implementing a GSettings backend using `dconf`, `gtk3` for GSettings schemas, and `librsvg` for GdkPixbuf loader to the closure. +Fortunately, we have a [family of hooks]{#ssec-gnome-hooks-wrapgappshook} that automate this. They work in conjunction with other setup hooks that populate environment variables, and will then wrap all executables in `bin` and `libexec` directories using said variables. -There is also [`wrapGAppsHook4`]{#ssec-gnome-hooks-wrapgappshook4}, which replaces GTK 3 with GTK 4. Instead of `wrapGAppsHook`, this should be used for all GTK4 applications. +- [`wrapGAppsHook3`]{#ssec-gnome-hooks-wrapgappshook3} for GTK 3 apps. For convenience, it also adds `dconf.lib` for a GIO module implementing a GSettings backend using `dconf`, `gtk3` for GSettings schemas, and `librsvg` for GdkPixbuf loader to the closure. +- [`wrapGAppsHook4`]{#ssec-gnome-hooks-wrapgappshook4} for GTK 4 apps. Same as `wrapGAppsHook3` but replaces `gtk3` with `gtk4`. +- [`wrapGAppsNoGuiHook`]{#ssec-gnome-hooks-wrapgappsnoguihook} for programs without a graphical interface. Same as the above but does not bring `gtk3` and `librsvg` into the closure. -In case you are packaging a program without a graphical interface, you might want to use [`wrapGAppsNoGuiHook`]{#ssec-gnome-hooks-wrapgappsnoguihook}, which runs the same script as `wrapGAppsHook` but does not bring `gtk3` and `librsvg` into the closure. +The hooks do the the following: -- `wrapGAppsHook` itself will add the package’s `share` directory to `XDG_DATA_DIRS`. +- `wrapGApps*` hook itself will add the package’s `share` directory to `XDG_DATA_DIRS`. -- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-glib} `glib` setup hook will populate `GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH` and then `wrapGAppsHook` will prepend it to `XDG_DATA_DIRS`. +- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-glib} `glib` setup hook will populate `GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH` and then `wrapGApps*` hook will prepend it to `XDG_DATA_DIRS`. -- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-gdk-pixbuf} `gdk-pixbuf` setup hook will populate `GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE` with the path to biggest `loaders.cache` file from the dependencies containing [GdkPixbuf loaders](#ssec-gnome-gdk-pixbuf-loaders). This works fine when there are only two packages containing loaders (`gdk-pixbuf` and e.g. `librsvg`) – it will choose the second one, reasonably expecting that it will be bigger since it describes extra loader in addition to the default ones. But when there are more than two loader packages, this logic will break. One possible solution would be constructing a custom cache file for each package containing a program like `services/x11/gdk-pixbuf.nix` NixOS module does. `wrapGAppsHook` copies the `GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE` environment variable into the produced wrapper. +- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-gdk-pixbuf} `gdk-pixbuf` setup hook will populate `GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE` with the path to biggest `loaders.cache` file from the dependencies containing [GdkPixbuf loaders](#ssec-gnome-gdk-pixbuf-loaders). This works fine when there are only two packages containing loaders (`gdk-pixbuf` and e.g. `librsvg`) – it will choose the second one, reasonably expecting that it will be bigger since it describes extra loader in addition to the default ones. But when there are more than two loader packages, this logic will break. One possible solution would be constructing a custom cache file for each package containing a program like `services/x11/gdk-pixbuf.nix` NixOS module does. `wrapGApps*` hook copies the `GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE` environment variable into the produced wrapper. - []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-gtk-drop-icon-theme-cache} One of `gtk3`’s setup hooks will remove `icon-theme.cache` files from package’s icon theme directories to avoid conflicts. Icon theme packages should prevent this with `dontDropIconThemeCache = true;`. -- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-dconf} `dconf.lib` is a dependency of `wrapGAppsHook`, which then also adds it to the `GIO_EXTRA_MODULES` variable. +- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-dconf} `dconf.lib` is a dependency of `wrapGApps*` hook, which then also adds it to the `GIO_EXTRA_MODULES` variable. - []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-hicolor-icon-theme} `hicolor-icon-theme`’s setup hook will add icon themes to `XDG_ICON_DIRS`. -- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-gobject-introspection} `gobject-introspection` setup hook populates `GI_TYPELIB_PATH` variable with `lib/girepository-1.0` directories of dependencies, which is then added to wrapper by `wrapGAppsHook`. It also adds `share` directories of dependencies to `XDG_DATA_DIRS`, which is intended to promote GIR files but it also [pollutes the closures](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/32790) of packages using `wrapGAppsHook`. +- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-gobject-introspection} `gobject-introspection` setup hook populates `GI_TYPELIB_PATH` variable with `lib/girepository-1.0` directories of dependencies, which is then added to wrapper by `wrapGApps*` hook. It also adds `share` directories of dependencies to `XDG_DATA_DIRS`, which is intended to promote GIR files but it also [pollutes the closures](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/32790) of packages using `wrapGApps*` hook. -- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-gst-grl-plugins} Setup hooks of `gst_all_1.gstreamer` and `grilo` will populate the `GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0` and `GRL_PLUGIN_PATH` variables, respectively, which will then be added to the wrapper by `wrapGAppsHook`. +- []{#ssec-gnome-hooks-gst-grl-plugins} Setup hooks of `gst_all_1.gstreamer` and `grilo` will populate the `GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0` and `GRL_PLUGIN_PATH` variables, respectively, which will then be added to the wrapper by `wrapGApps*` hook. You can also pass additional arguments to `makeWrapper` using `gappsWrapperArgs` in `preFixup` hook: @@ -147,15 +149,15 @@ Most GNOME package offer [`updateScript`](#var-passthru-updateScript), it is the ### `GLib-GIO-ERROR **: 06:04:50.903: No GSettings schemas are installed on the system` {#ssec-gnome-common-issues-no-schemas} -There are no schemas available in `XDG_DATA_DIRS`. Temporarily add a random package containing schemas like `gsettings-desktop-schemas` to `buildInputs`. [`glib`](#ssec-gnome-hooks-glib) and [`wrapGAppsHook`](#ssec-gnome-hooks-wrapgappshook) setup hooks will take care of making the schemas available to application and you will see the actual missing schemas with the [next error](#ssec-gnome-common-issues-missing-schema). Or you can try looking through the source code for the actual schemas used. +There are no schemas available in `XDG_DATA_DIRS`. Temporarily add a random package containing schemas like `gsettings-desktop-schemas` to `buildInputs`. [`glib`](#ssec-gnome-hooks-glib) and [`wrapGApps*`](#ssec-gnome-hooks-wrapgappshook) setup hooks will take care of making the schemas available to application and you will see the actual missing schemas with the [next error](#ssec-gnome-common-issues-missing-schema). Or you can try looking through the source code for the actual schemas used. ### `GLib-GIO-ERROR **: 06:04:50.903: Settings schema ‘org.gnome.foo’ is not installed` {#ssec-gnome-common-issues-missing-schema} Package is missing some GSettings schemas. You can find out the package containing the schema with `nix-locate org.gnome.foo.gschema.xml` and let the hooks handle the wrapping as [above](#ssec-gnome-common-issues-no-schemas). -### When using `wrapGAppsHook` with special derivers you can end up with double wrapped binaries. {#ssec-gnome-common-issues-double-wrapped} +### When using `wrapGApps*` hook with special derivers you can end up with double wrapped binaries. {#ssec-gnome-common-issues-double-wrapped} -This is because derivers like `python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication` or `qt5.mkDerivation` have setup-hooks automatically added that produce wrappers with makeWrapper. The simplest way to workaround that is to disable the `wrapGAppsHook` automatic wrapping with `dontWrapGApps = true;` and pass the arguments it intended to pass to makeWrapper to another. +This is because derivers like `python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication` or `qt5.mkDerivation` have setup-hooks automatically added that produce wrappers with makeWrapper. The simplest way to workaround that is to disable the `wrapGApps*` hook automatic wrapping with `dontWrapGApps = true;` and pass the arguments it intended to pass to makeWrapper to another. In the case of a Python application it could look like: @@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication { version = "3.32.2"; nativeBuildInputs = [ - wrapGAppsHook + wrapGAppsHook3 gobject-introspection # ... ]; @@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ mkDerivation { version = "3.47.0"; nativeBuildInputs = [ - wrapGAppsHook + wrapGAppsHook3 qmake # ... ]; |