I have a package that build with a /share subdir however if I install with, say, nix-env or with nix-shell it does not get added to XDG_DATA_DIRS.
NixOS:master ← pasqui23:lightly
opened 05:09PM - 20 Nov 21 UTC
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###### Motivation for this change
###### Things done
At the moment XDG_DATA_DIRS is not set correctly,despite building correctly
```
nix shell .#plasma5Packages.thirdParty.lightly
echo $XDG_DATA_DIRS|grep lightly
nix shell .#plasma5Packages.thirdParty.lightly
tree result
result
├── lib
│ ├── cmake
│ │ └── Lightly
│ │ ├── LightlyConfig.cmake
│ │ └── LightlyConfigVersion.cmake
│ ├── kconf_update_bin
│ │ └── kde4lightly
│ ├── liblightlycommon5.so.5 -> liblightlycommon5.so.5.19.4
│ ├── liblightlycommon5.so.5.19.4
│ └── qt-5.15.3
│ └── plugins
│ ├── kstyle_lightly_config.so
│ ├── org.kde.kdecoration2
│ │ └── lightlydecoration.so
│ └── styles
│ └── lightly.so
└── share
├── color-schemes
│ └── Lightly.colors
├── kconf_update
│ └── kde4lightly.upd
├── kservices5
│ ├── lightlydecorationconfig.desktop
│ └── lightlystyleconfig.desktop
└── kstyle
└── themes
└── lightly.themerc
```
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NobbZ
November 20, 2021, 5:49pm
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Can you share an example of a program that adds itself and how you get it to do that?
echo $XDG_DATA_DIRS will give you plenty of examples, but like I’ve sain in that pr even after a nix profile install ... echo $XDG_DATA_DIRS|grep lightly give me nothing.echo $XDG_DATA_DIRS | grep yakuake will instead highlight the portion of the var coming from yakuake.
ok I was dumb