On Tue, Apr 08 2025, Rutherther via Bug reports for GNU Guix wrote: >>> Okay, I was wrong. The problem is only when ICECAT_SYSTEM_DIR is unset. >>> When it's set to anywhere, like /, it works fine for me as well. >> >> Great! >> >> Closing :) > > Should this really be closed? I think it's a bug that ought to be fixed. > Or at least the user's should get to know somehow they have to set it. > If user is not using any extensions via Guix, they won't be able to use > native messaging unless they know about this culprit.
Oh right, I reopen. Would the attached patch fix your issue? (Can't test it right now.) Thanks, Clément
>From 6bd1435258dc2a3a745918df052d603eebaa5cf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 Message-ID: <6bd1435258dc2a3a745918df052d603eebaa5cf5.1744111166.git.clem...@lassieur.org> From: =?UTF-8?q?Cl=C3=A9ment=20Lassieur?= <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 12:27:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] gnu: librewolf: Create lib/icecat so that ICECAT_SYSTEM_DIR is set. This avoids issues with Native Messaging and non-guix add-ons: <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/77415>. * gnu/packages/librewolf.scm (librewolf):[arguments]: Add an 'mkdir-lib-icecat' phase. Change-Id: I2e5dc8f599708c414c9266ee3453a6beac08ee66 --- gnu/packages/librewolf.scm | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/gnu/packages/librewolf.scm b/gnu/packages/librewolf.scm index 1cb7084f231d..a98b93ba3aae 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/librewolf.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/librewolf.scm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ;;; Copyright © 2015 Sou Bunnbu <[email protected]> ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Efraim Flashner <[email protected]> ;;; Copyright © 2016 Alex Griffin <[email protected]> -;;; Copyright © 2017 Clément Lassieur <[email protected]> +;;; Copyright © 2017, 2025 Clément Lassieur <[email protected]> ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Nikita <[email protected]> ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 ng0 <[email protected]> ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018, 2020 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <[email protected]> @@ -665,7 +665,12 @@ (define-public librewolf "/default" size ".png") (string-append dest "/librewolf.png")))) - '("16" "32" "48" "64" "128")))))) + '("16" "32" "48" "64" "128"))))) + ;; Make sure ICECAT_SYSTEM_DIR is set to avoid issues with Native + ;; Messaging and non-guix add-ons. + (add-after 'install-icons 'mkdir-lib-icecat + (lambda _ + (mkdir-p (string-append #$output "/lib/icecat"))))) ;; Test will significantly increase build time but with little rewards. #:tests? #f base-commit: f61281317fa73717854ec15337db850734ea2878 -- 2.49.0
