#23197 Duplicate entries in GNOME "Search" settings

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From: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>

To: bug-guix@gnu.org

Subject: Duplicate entries in GNOME "Search" settings

Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2016 14:34:33 -0700

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Hi,

I'm using GuixSD v0.10.0 with GNOME.  In a fresh install using an
un-modified desktop.scm from the installation image, in GNOME, under the
"Search" settings, there are four entries.  The first two are both named
"Files" and use an identical file cabinet icon.  The second two are both
named "Web" and use an identical web browser icon.  All entries are set
to "on".  I'm not sure why there are duplicate entries; at first blush,
it looks like a misconfiguration.

Is this expected?  It isn't a problem as far as I can tell, but it's a
little odd.

-- 
Chris

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Message #8 received at 23197@debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joshua Branson <bransoj@hotmail.com>

To: "23197@debbugs.gnu.org" <23197@debbugs.gnu.org>

Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:32:14 +0000

I notice the same issue.  I believe I am using Gnome on X.  I have a Macbook 7,1.    

guix —version

0.12.0

Message #11 received at 23197@debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

To: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>

Cc: 23197@debbugs.gnu.org, Joshua Branson <bransoj@hotmail.com>

Subject: Re: bug#23197: Duplicate entries in GNOME "Search" settings

Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:10:23 +0200

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Hi,

Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> skribis:

> I'm using GuixSD v0.10.0 with GNOME.  In a fresh install using an
> un-modified desktop.scm from the installation image, in GNOME, under the
> "Search" settings, there are four entries.  The first two are both named
> "Files" and use an identical file cabinet icon.  The second two are both
> named "Web" and use an identical web browser icon.  All entries are set
> to "on".  I'm not sure why there are duplicate entries; at first blush,
> it looks like a misconfiguration.

Indeed, the problem is still present (using desktop.tmpl in current
master, v0.12.0-3107-g87e321017).  Screenshot attached.

My guess is that this is because ‘nautilus-search-provider.ini’ (for
“Files”) appears twice in ‘XDG_DATA_DIRS’.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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Message #14 received at 23197@debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim@guixotic.coop>

To: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

Cc: 23197@debbugs.gnu.org, Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>, Joshua Branson <bransoj@hotmail.com>

Subject: Re: bug#23197: Duplicate entries in GNOME "Search" settings

Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 21:55:31 +0900

Hi,

ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> Hi,
>
> Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> I'm using GuixSD v0.10.0 with GNOME.  In a fresh install using an
>> un-modified desktop.scm from the installation image, in GNOME, under the
>> "Search" settings, there are four entries.  The first two are both named
>> "Files" and use an identical file cabinet icon.  The second two are both
>> named "Web" and use an identical web browser icon.  All entries are set
>> to "on".  I'm not sure why there are duplicate entries; at first blush,
>> it looks like a misconfiguration.
>
> Indeed, the problem is still present (using desktop.tmpl in current
> master, v0.12.0-3107-g87e321017).  Screenshot attached.
>
> My guess is that this is because ‘nautilus-search-provider.ini’ (for
> “Files”) appears twice in ‘XDG_DATA_DIRS’.
>
> Thoughts?

Interesting. The problem exists to this day (2025). I guess we could
look into the more general problem of hardening our environment
variables again accumulating duplicates.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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