GNOME and Icecat problems

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jon wrote on 31 Aug 2019 21:30
(address . bug-guix@gnu.org)
84ef14fbd09aa880316137e7fdd5716c@dorsal.tk
There are several problems with using GNOME 3.28 and Icecat 60 on Guix, many of which impact each other.

1. The gnome-tweaks package can't find gnome-shell extensions from the gnome-shell-extensions
package, and so claims none are installed.
This is a packaging problem because on normal distributions, packaged extensions are visible to gnome-tweaks.
2. The stock "Web" browser is not able to install shell extensions. This may be an upstream bug.
3. Icecat can not install gnome-shell extensions because the Native Connector is not packaged in
Guix. Despite the misleading name, this is the tool needed.


4. Icecat is unable to sign in to Firefox sync. This is apparently fixed in 68.
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Jack Hill wrote on 2 Sep 2019 20:03
(address . jon@dorsal.tk)(address . 37248@debbugs.gnu.org)
alpine.DEB.2.20.1909021352280.15057@marsh.hcoop.net
On Sat, 31 Aug 2019, jon@dorsal.tk wrote:

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> There are several problems with using GNOME 3.28 and Icecat 60 on Guix, many of which impact each other.
>
> 1. The gnome-tweaks package can't find gnome-shell extensions from the gnome-shell-extensions
> package, and so claims none are installed.
> This is a packaging problem because on normal distributions, packaged extensions are visible to gnome-tweaks.

Hi,

I think this part of your report may be related to

Should these issues be merged?

Apologies for not yet having a solution.

Best,
Jack
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Jack Hill wrote on 3 Sep 2019 19:20
(name . Jonathan Lane)(address . jon@dorsal.tk)(address . 37248@debbugs.gnu.org)
alpine.DEB.2.20.1909031311250.15057@marsh.hcoop.net
On Mon, 2 Sep 2019, Jonathan Lane wrote:

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> I got a very similar error message on the gnome-tweaks part of my bug
> report, and it can be considered a duplicate of that issue.
>
> $ gnome-tweaks
>
> ** (..gnome-tweaks-real-real:2189): WARNING **: 11:47:39.372: Failed to load shared library 'libsoup-2.4.so.1' referenced by the typelib: libsoup-2.4.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> WARNING : Error detecting shell
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/gnu/store/mclwkx5n56ki3fqp1rnwxnwvg2nk8s8j-gnome-tweaks-3.28.1/lib/python3.7/site-packages/gtweak/tweaks/tweak_group_shell_extensions.py", line 219, in __init__
> ego = ExtensionsDotGnomeDotOrg(version)
> File "/gnu/store/mclwkx5n56ki3fqp1rnwxnwvg2nk8s8j-gnome-tweaks-3.28.1/lib/python3.7/site-packages/gtweak/egowrapper.py", line 25, in __init__
> self._session = Soup.Session.new()
> GLib.GError: g-invoke-error-quark: Could not locate soup_session_new: libsoup-2.4.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (1)
> WARNING : Error detecting shell
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/gnu/store/mclwkx5n56ki3fqp1rnwxnwvg2nk8s8j-gnome-tweaks-3.28.1/lib/python3.7/site-packages/gtweak/tweaks/tweak_group_shell_extensions.py", line 53, in __init__
> self._swInfo = Gio.DesktopAppInfo.new("org.gnome.Software.desktop")
> TypeError: constructor returned NULL
> $

Okay. I think I'll go ahead and merge these issues then.

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> The lack of a package for the native connector for IceCat and the lack
> of 68.0ESR packaging for IceCat are still a problem.

Can you open an issue for each of these items?

Personally, I'd rather install the GNOME extensions I want from Guix
packages rather than from extentions.gnome.org via a browser add-on, but it
would be great to have either method work.

I expect that the people who work on our icecat package (e.g. Mark Weaver)
are already aware of 68, but a report won't hurt.

All the best,
Jack
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Jack Hill wrote on 3 Sep 2019 19:22
gnome-tweaks and gnome-shell-extensions
(address . control@debbugs.gnu.org)
alpine.DEB.2.20.1909031321000.15057@marsh.hcoop.net
merge 35853 37248

Thanks,
Jack
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