nixos/dropbox: new module #85699
nixos/dropbox: new module #85699
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Since we have an open source alternative, |
The systemd units would be different for |
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The systemd units would be different for dropbox and for maestral.
Sure.
Maybe a solution is to let the package install the unit, and the module
would use it.
That's definitely an option, but you would still have to augment it if you want to activate it globally so you still need to handle the different units.
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| after = [ "xembedsniproxy.service" ]; | ||
| wants = [ "xembedsniproxy.service" ]; | ||
| environment = { | ||
| QT_PLUGIN_PATH = "/run/current-system/sw/" + pkgs.qt5.qtbase.qtPluginPrefix; |
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Could you add a comment why this is needed? Should not the app be wrapped with wrapQtAppsHook?
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I think dropbox downloads its own binaries at runtime.
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| systemd.user.services.dropbox = { | ||
| description = "Dropbox daemon"; | ||
| after = [ "xembedsniproxy.service" ]; |
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@peterhoeg can you comment on the dependency on xembedsniproxy.service? What is its purpose?
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It used to be the only way to have dropbox show a trayicon - I have no idea if that is still the case as I'm not using dropbox any more.
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Looks like some kind of plasma thing: https://github.com/davidedmundson/xembed-sni-proxy
| QT_PLUGIN_PATH = "/run/current-system/sw/" + pkgs.qt5.qtbase.qtPluginPrefix; | ||
| QML2_IMPORT_PATH = "/run/current-system/sw/" + pkgs.qt5.qtbase.qtQmlPrefix; | ||
| }; | ||
| serviceConfig = { |
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Upstream service file would be indeed nicer. How do other distros handle this?
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Upstream service file would be indeed nicer. How do other distros handle
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Neither dropbox nor maestral upstream carry systemd units.
In maestral's case it's been on my list for a long time but until that happens, we'll need to handle it here.
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@peterhoeg Peter, might I take your time/attention to get #77734 (re) reviewed too? Along the same lines (and while I don't know the policy regarding what belongs in Nixos and what doesn't, and the policy changes related to that, I feel that dropbox and OneDrive would be under the same policy...) |
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Motivation for this change
Add a module for the dropbox service.
See also https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Dropbox
Things done
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