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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 04:34:25 -0800 (PST) References: <87v9cu4cyg.fsf@gmail.com> <87tuseoyn2.fsf@zancanaro.id.au> User-agent: mu4e 1.4.13; emacs 27.1 From: Ricardo Wurmus In-reply-to: <87tuseoyn2.fsf@zancanaro.id.au> X-URL: https://elephly.net X-PGP-Key: https://elephly.net/rekado.pubkey X-PGP-Fingerprint: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:34:22 +0100 Message-ID: <87blemnho1.fsf@elephly.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZohoMailClient: External Received-SPF: pass client-ip=136.143.188.50; envelope-from=rekado@elephly.net; helo=sender4-of-o50.zoho.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: evan.straw99@gmail.com, 45360@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: 0.68 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail (headers rsa verify failed) header.d=elephly.net header.s=zoho header.b=djOzFu3T; arc=reject (signature check failed: fail, {[1] = sig:zohomail.com:reject}); dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: B9F6D9404FD X-Spam-Score: 0.68 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: 8KHoq0QjTCu7 Carlo Zancanaro writes: >> Is this a bug, or is it possible I've just misconfigured something? > > We should consider this a bug, because Guix's attempt to add to the > XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable clobbers the default value that > foreign distributions are relying on. Is this something we can avoid by patching =E2=80=A6 something to use a Guix-specific variable? This variable can cause a lot of trouble when using Guix on foreign distros, but I don=E2=80=99t know how we can prevent system software from loading stuff from XDG_DATA_DIRS for Guix and vice versa without renaming the variables. A related question: should Guix software ignore XDG_DATA_DIRS when set by the system? Or is it enough to make it respect an *additional* variable like GUIX_XDG_DATA_DIRS, which we would have Guix set? > We should at least document this in the manual, maybe in "(guix) > Application Setup". If it=E2=80=99s an easy workaround: yes. But if it=E2=80=99s a bug we can = actually fix I=E2=80=99d rather see it fixed :) --=20 Ricardo