bug#35424: Gnome terminal doesn't keep current working directory in new tab/window

[Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>]

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On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 09:09:13PM +0200, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
> 
> Hi Ben,
> 
> >> Just minor thing, but on other systems I use, when you open subsequent
> >> Gnome Terminal tabs, the current working directory is maintained in the
> >> new tab. On my Guix System, new tabs start up back at /home/ben.
> >
> > I've found that sourcing vte.sh fixes the issue, and the working
> > directory is retained:
> >
> > `source /gnu/store/...-vte-0.52.2/etc/profile.d/vte.sh`
> 
> Interesting.  Is this file installed to /etc/profile.d/vte.sh on other
> systems?  Or is it otherwise sourced?
> 

I can only speak for my own system. I don't have gnome-terminal
installed, but I do have tilda which uses vte. My
~/.guix-profile/etc/profile.d/ only has bash_completion.sh.

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