Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier@web.de> writes:

> Hi folks,
>
> as the next release is approaching fast, I thought it would be nice to
> have MATE 1.24 in. Compared to other desktop environments (hi GNOME)
> updating is straight forward.
>
> I tested MATE 1.24 in a VM. There are two problems:
> * MATE suffers from https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/38135, so you
> can't start any applications from the menu. This is a MAJOR usability
> bug. The fix for it is in core-updates.

There is an easy workaround for this problem though: installing
glib:bin.  We could propagate it for now, or simply add it to
%base-packages.

> * atril requires a newer glib/gio (also in core-updates).

Is it just Atril that needs the newer GLib?  We could give Atril its own
version of GLib without having to update the "main" one.

> I have two branches:
> https://gitlab.com/jonsger/Guix/-/tree/wip-mate-1.24 based on master
> https://gitlab.com/jonsger/Guix/-/tree/wip-mate-1.24-co based on
> core-updates

Great!  Would you like to apply for a Savannah account so users don't
have to pull from a third party to test it?  I'm happy to vouch for you.

Thanks,
Marius