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From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix@gnu.org>
To: 42378@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42378: [PATCH 2/2] guix-install.sh: Make sure /etc/profile is sourced.
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 22:04:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200715200447.605-2-me@tobias.gr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200715200447.605-1-me@tobias.gr>

New users regularly report missing newly-installed programmes and icons.

* etc/guix-install.scm (main): Tell users to log out & back in.
---
 etc/guix-install.sh | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/etc/guix-install.sh b/etc/guix-install.sh
index efcc3d81d8..72dc3839e8 100755
--- a/etc/guix-install.sh
+++ b/etc/guix-install.sh
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ sys_authorize_build_farms()
 
 sys_create_init_profile()
 { # Create /etc/profile.d/guix.sh for better desktop integration
+  # This will not take effect until the next shell or desktop session!
     [ -d "/etc/profile.d" ] || mkdir /etc/profile.d # Just in case
     cat <<"EOF" > /etc/profile.d/guix.sh
 # _GUIX_PROFILE: `guix pull` profile
@@ -507,6 +508,9 @@ main()
 
     _msg "${PAS}Guix has successfully been installed!"
     _msg "${INF}Run 'info guix' to read the manual."
+
+    # Required to source /etc/profile in desktop environments.
+    _msg "${INF}Please log out and back in to complete the installation."
  }
 
 main "$@"
-- 
2.27.0





  reply	other threads:[~2020-07-15 20:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-07-15 19:33 bug#42378: Improve guix-install.sh's messages Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2020-07-15 20:04 ` bug#42378: [PATCH 1/2] guix-install.sh: Suggest running gpg as root Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix
2020-07-15 20:04   ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix [this message]
2020-07-16 10:22 ` bug#42378: Improve guix-install.sh's messages Ludovic Courtès
2020-07-16 18:17   ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice via Bug reports for GNU Guix

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