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Subject: Re: Missing fonts issue with GNU Icecat
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 18:52:49 +0100
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To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
Cc: Daniel Gerber <dg@atufi.org>, guix-devel@gnu.org

Hi Ricardo,

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> skribis:

>> Resolved by applying this advice (which is output when running `guix
>> package -i pango` explicitly, but not when pango is installed as a
>> dependency -- or I missed it):
>>
>> ```
>> The following environment variable definitions may be needed:
>>   export
>> XDG_DATA_DIRS=3D"$HOME/.guix-profile/share${XDG_DATA_DIRS:+:}$XDG_DATA_D=
IRS"
>>   export
>> GIO_EXTRA_MODULES=3D"$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/gio/modules${GIO_EXTRA_MODU=
LES:+:}$GIO_EXTRA_MODULES"
>> ```
>
> I=E2=80=99m glad you figured this out.  I wonder if this means that we sh=
ould
> change the icecat package to set these variables (e.g. by adding a shell
> wrapper).

This is what =E2=80=98glib-or-gtk-build-system=E2=80=99 does.  It would be =
worth trying
to change IceCat to use that build system.

Ludo=E2=80=99.