bug#34216: Shroud require xclip for x clipboard

[Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>]

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On Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 04:23:52PM +0530, nly wrote:
> 
> 
> > /gnu/store/w862nkwzvv2m3ng5lg5zlic1i962g416-gnupg-2.2.12           238.8    10.1   3.8%
> > /gnu/store/agz9m74v7235h30mc3bdmj2nmyxqga4c-xclip-0.13             102.7     0.1   0.0%
> > Looks like xclip is already in the closure of shroud,
> 
> I see, thanks.
> 
> > patch the reference to it so shroud can always find xclip.
> 
> How? 
> 
> Snippet from (shroud utils):
> 
> ;; Instance of use of xclip
> (define (call-with-clipboard proc)
>   "Call PROC with an open output port to the X clipboard."
>   (call-with-output-pipe* (list %xclip "-selection" "clipboard") proc))
> 
> ;; Use of gpg
> (define (call-with-encrypted-output-file file user-id proc)
>   "Apply PROC with an output port that writes encrypted data to FILE
> for the recipient USER-ID."
>   (call-with-output-pipe* `(,(gpg-binary)
>                             "--no-tty" "--batch" "--yes"
>                             "--encrypt" "--armor"
>                             "--recipient" ,user-id
>                             "--output" ,file)
>     proc))
> 
> Thanks,
> amar

I also looked at the code and it looks like there's already substitution
in place to record the locations of xclip and gpg. Perhaps you're trying
to paste from the wrong clipboard? "clipboard" indicates that "Control + V"
should work for pasting.

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