From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Julien Lepiller Subject: bug#39469: Openbox - Ark File Archiver does not load Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:33:56 -0500 Message-ID: <88DE11DB-B904-429C-BAB1-8879232E1E22@lepiller.eu> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:47085) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1j3lEV-0003Wf-4g for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:35:05 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1j3lEU-0004fJ-1h for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:35:03 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:33235) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1j3lET-0004f8-N5 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:35:01 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1j3lET-0001GA-KW for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:35:01 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: Jesse Gibbons , 39469@debbugs.gnu.org Le 17 f=C3=A9vrier 2020 12:49:28 GMT-05:00, Jesse Gibbons a =C3=A9crit : >On Thu, 2020-02-06 at 16:05 -0500, Julien Lepiller wrote: >> Le 6 f=C3=A9vrier 2020 15:44:35 GMT-05:00, "Scott C=2E MacCallum via Bu= g >> reports for GNU Guix" a =C3=A9crit : >> > After the installation of all the available desktop environments, >> > in >> > Openbox from the Accessories menu, Ark File Archiver does not load=2E >> > Error message, "Failed to execute child process "ark" (No such file >> > or >> > directory)=2E" >> >=20 >> > Scott >> > scmguru - irc=2Efreenode=2Enet >> >=20 >> > Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail=2Ecom) Secure Email=2E >>=20 >> See #39468=2E Ark is not installed on your computer, and the menu is >> static=2E I don't think we can do anything about it=2E >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >We could=2E=2E=2E >- patch the source so the menu is not static >- package ark (kde-ark) and include it as a propagated-input to openbox >- make sure openbox respects $PATH Openbox already respects $PATH=2E As an openbox user, I don't expect the m= enu to be dynamic, unless I install a menu builder (which I kind of do, sin= ce I use the guix home manager for that)=2E Ark is not a component of openb= ox, so I don't think it makes sense to propagate it=2E I certainly don't wa= nt to have it on my system=2E As was suggested, the right thing to do is to have an %openbox-suggested-p= ackages added to the set of system packages when installing openbox from th= e graphical installer=2E Then it would be up to users to decide what to do= =2E We could also warn that openbox has less automation than other desktop = managers=2E It's only a window manager=2E