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EXWM fails to start after a "reconfigure": split-string error

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From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: EXWM fails to start after a "reconfigure": split-string error
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 18:01:43 +0100

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I reconfigured my Guix system on commit 0d455d9	(Nov 22), and since then I can't
login into EXWM from GDM.  I get

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split-string: wrong type argument: stringp nil
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

if I recall correctly.

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Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
Cc: 38418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38418: EXWM fails to start after a "reconfigure":
 split-string error
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 13:35:08 +0900

Hi Pierre,

Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz> writes:

> I reconfigured my Guix system on commit 0d455d9	(Nov 22), and since then I can't
> login into EXWM from GDM.  I get
>
> split-string: wrong type argument: stringp nil
>
> if I recall correctly.

This looks like a symptom of EMACSLOADPATH not being set in the profile
used by EXWM (your system profile, maybe?).  Perhaps installing Emacs
alongside EXWM (in the same profile) would resolve your issue?

HTH,

Maxim

Message #11 received at 38418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 38418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38418: EXWM fails to start after a "reconfigure":
 split-string error
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 14:30:56 +0100

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I've tested again after Clément pushed your fix, and the problem seems
to be gone with the following steps.

- guix system reconfigure ...
- guix package -m manifest-including-emacs-and-exwm (not sure exwm
  matters here)
- Log in.

Closing this then.

-- 
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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Message #16 received at 38418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 38418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38418: EXWM fails to start after a "reconfigure":
 split-string error
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 10:45:31 +0100

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I'll test.

If this is the case, how can we fix this properly?
May add `emacs' to the propagated inputs of exwm?

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Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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Message #19 received at 38418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
Cc: 38418 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38418: EXWM fails to start after a "reconfigure":
 split-string error
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 06:06:50 +0900

Hello!

Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz> writes:

> I've tested again after Clément pushed your fix, and the problem seems
> to be gone with the following steps.
>
> - guix system reconfigure ...
> - guix package -m manifest-including-emacs-and-exwm (not sure exwm
>   matters here)
> - Log in.
>
> Closing this then.

OK, good to know that your problem got resolved :-)

Maxim

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