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author | worldofpeace <worldofpeace@protonmail.ch> | 2019-09-05 21:30:06 -0400 |
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committer | Jan Tojnar <jtojnar@gmail.com> | 2019-09-06 06:27:56 +0200 |
commit | 69e0d954624103d24de0b3f3ebb279ed0a799dd5 (patch) | |
tree | bbf3bcc1a6e72b993757dd8aa9b36fe5cd74300e /doc/languages-frameworks | |
parent | 075b528a6d43318c793f55ad351c03b4ce68b919 (diff) |
doc/gnome: explain double wrapped binaries
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/languages-frameworks/gnome.xml | 52 |
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diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/gnome.xml b/doc/languages-frameworks/gnome.xml index 2bead65ecf1..399e7c396a8 100644 --- a/doc/languages-frameworks/gnome.xml +++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/gnome.xml @@ -166,6 +166,58 @@ preFixup = '' </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry xml:id="ssec-gnome-common-issues-double-wrapped"> + <term> + When using <package>wrapGAppsHook</package> with special derivers you can end up with double wrapped binaries. + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + This is because derivers like <function>python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication</function> or <function>qt5.mkDerivation</function> have setup-hooks automatically added that produce wrappers with <package>makeWrapper</package>. The simplest way to workaround that is to disable the <package>wrapGAppsHook</package> automatic wrapping with <code>dontWrapGApps = true;</code> and pass the arguments it intended to pass to <package>makeWrapper</package> to another. + </para> + <para> + In the case of a Python application it could look like: +<programlisting> +python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication { + pname = "gnome-music"; + version = "3.32.2"; + + nativeBuildInputs = [ + wrapGAppsHook + gobject-introspection + ... + ]; + + dontWrapGApps = true; + + # Arguments to be passed to `makeWrapper`, only used by buildPython* + makeWrapperArgs = [ + "\${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}" + ]; +} +</programlisting> + And for a QT app like: +<programlisting> +mkDerivation { + pname = "calibre"; + version = "3.47.0"; + + nativeBuildInputs = [ + wrapGAppsHook + qmake + ... + ]; + + dontWrapGApps = true; + + # Arguments to be passed to `makeWrapper`, only used by qt5’s mkDerivation + qtWrapperArgs [ + "\${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}" + ]; +} +</programlisting> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> <varlistentry xml:id="ssec-gnome-common-issues-unwrappable-package"> <term> I am packaging a project that cannot be wrapped, like a library or GNOME Shell extension. |