Re: How to set global environment variables in Guix System

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Peter!

Lo Peter 写道：
> ~/.pam_environment

I don't think we configure PAM to look at this by default.  I'm 
not sure why GDM doesn't load ~/.profile (it may be right not to 
-- most of these files are abused).  I'd never heard of 
~/.xprofile.

> Any help is greatly appreciated. Also, I think a way to let user
> customize /etc/environment through the system config will be 
> useful,
> but I do not find a way to do so.

That already exists, but it seems to be wholly undocumented(?). 
Boo.

Also, IIRC blindly plonking

 (session-environment-service-type '(("FOO" . "bar")))

into your services would only get you the ‘duplicate service’ 
error.  It's meant to be extended.

First, define this in your system.scm (above your 
operating-system):

 (define environment-service-type
   (service-type (name 'environment)
                 (default-value '())
                 (extensions
                  (list (service-extension
                         session-environment-service-type
                         identity)))))

Then use it in your services field:

 (service environment-service-type
          '(("GTK_IM_MODULE" . "ibus")
            ("QT_IM_MODULE" . "ibus")
            ...))

I hope that helps,

T G-R

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