[ASK] Failed Installing GTK+ Software Development Kit on GuixSD

[ASK] Failed Installing GTK+ Software Development Kit on GuixSD

[Ade Malsasa Akbar via]

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Hello, GNU Community!


Thank you for making Guix System, to me it is an awesome operating
system. Also, thanks for making the message "This is the GNU System.
Welcome." I really love it! However, after having a working Guix GNOME
x86_64 on a virtual machine, I wanted to install a full suite of GTK+
with its seven dependencies[1], and failed consistently by the package
glib with recognizable error messages. I ask for solving this issue so I
can finally install all GTK+ components and use it to create graphical
applications.


Issue:

I failed to install GTK+ suite by the specific package glib.


Error messages:

The following package will be installed:
   glib 2.62.6

guix install: error: profile contains conflicting entries for glib
guix install: error:   first entry: glib@2.62.6
/gnu/store/fybx8s06x1hb2v4hv7nc78f0zzpd982x-glib-2.62.6
guix install: error:   second entry: glib@2.62.6
/gnu/store/3374zddwfb0m8711k2jrvhwr1s2fkvq3-glib-2.62.6
guix install: error:    ... propagated from harfbuzz@2.6.4
guix install: error:    ... propagated from pango@1.44.7
guix install: error:    ... propagated from gtk+@3.24.24
hint: Try upgrading both `glib' and `gtk+', or remove one of them from
the profile.


Notes:

1. Other packages from all seven dependencies installed just fine.

gtk+ = OK
pango = OK
atk = OK
gdk-pixbuf = OK
gobject-introspection = OK
libepoxy = OK

2. Yes, I have practiced the hint by upgrading both glib and gtk+, and
also removing either of both, but the issue could not be solved by that. 


Question:

How to solve this issue so I can install full GTK+ and use it normally
to develop graphical programs?


Thank you very much for your attention. I apologize for mistakes I made
in this email as I am just a new member here. Greetings from Indonesia!


Sincerely yours,

Ade Malsasa Akbar
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[1] https://www.gtk.org/docs/installations/linux/

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Re: [ASK] Failed Installing GTK+ Software Development Kit on GuixSD

[Luis Felipe]

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On Monday, December 6th, 2021 at 2:03 AM, Ade Malsasa Akbar via <help-guix@gnu.org> wrote:

> Hello, GNU Community!

Hi :) 


What you describe is a known reality (see https://issues.guix.gnu.org/37940). As Mark indicates in that report, you can work around the issue by using manifests.

For instance, to work on your Application project, you can do more or less something like this:

$ cd my-app
$ guix shell -m manifest.scm
$ RUN_YOUR_APP

That way Guix will create an augmented environment with all the packages listed in the manifest.scm file, where you can develop your application.

I have a real example if you would like to try: https://gitlab.com/luis-felipe/geteka

Hope that helps,

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