I'm a Wire user and had to use the browser version on NixOS, so i'm very happy about this PR.
Thanks for your contribution!

It also builds successfully on my system, but something weird is going on with the text:

(I'm using Xfce)

Also, i'm not able to login, either with e-mail or username. It works with phone number tho.

It would also be cleaner to "compile from source" than extracting the deb file. But i think it's ok for now, so people can actually use it and that can be improved later.

@davidak

I'm a Wire user and had to use the browser version on NixOS, so i'm very happy about this PR.
Thanks for your contribution!

I actually couldn't believe nix didn't have this package :).

It would also be cleaner to "compile from source" than extracting the deb file. But i think it's ok for now

I think so too.

It also builds successfully on my system, but something weird is going on with the text:

Might be missing a dependency. I'm using gnome and it has a similar yet more subtle distortion.

There's also stuff like hunspell and emoji support that I didn't bother putting in yet. I think those should be optional.

Also, i'm not able to login, either with e-mail or username.

I can log in?

Also can you confirm for me if you see any notifications from a sent message?

I think emoji support is quiet important for a chat app.

I still cant login with username or e-mail, only phone number.

And i don't see notifications.

I'll have all that in sec.

I have no idea what's up with the font's though.

Edit:
Just realized that there's a i686-linux binary as well.

Still login problems.

When i set wire to english (what is also my system language), i can activate "Check spelling when typing" in Edit menu. But i don't get any feedback when typing. I can't activate when wire lang is german.

When i set wire to english (what is also my system language), i can activate "Check spelling when typing" in Edit menu. But i don't get any feedback when typing. I can't activate when wire lang is german.

That has to with hunspellDicts. Are you suggesting I pull in all the dictionaries for all languages regardless of the system language? I think that's excessive for a communication app if so.

@worldofpeace i think it's ok when only the system language is supported. But even then spell check has no function. Does it work on your system?

@davidak Yes. I think it's an english thing :)

Everything is working for me

@davidak What's the status on this? Any other requested changes?

I still can't log in with username or e-mail. I asked wire for details why that happens.

description should not start with the package name.

And can you please squash the wire commits into one?

description should not start with the package name.

Ok

I asked wire for details why that happens.

Good that you did that. I have multiple accounts and I've logged in and it works fine. I hope you figure that out.

And can you please squash the wire commits into one?

Yep 😄

The packages name is wire-desktop and the description starts with Wire.

Technically you are right, but i think it's in the sense of the rule to have a more general description. People who don't know "Wire" should know for what the app is useful. In this AUR it is for example "Modern, private messenger. Based on Electron.". I like the warning about Electron :D but i think it's too technical for a normal user. You can also compare the dependencies there.

Lol I changed my response after reading the description again. Not very descriptive.
How's "A cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging client"?

Also squash commit done.

Can somebody please merge this? I think this meets all the requirements.

What about "A modern, secure messenger"? It differentiate it to other programs and is less technical.

I got this response from the Wire support:

Sadly I can't be of much help. We do not support Linux officially.

Let's see if more people have any issues with this package. This state is good for now since there is a workaround.

Sadly I can't be of much help. We do not support Linux officially.

Really? I don't even think that's true. How do you "unofficially" support Linux and have downloads to binaries and releases just for it. I've contacted support before and they were very helpful and never said that "Linux" was a problem.

What about "A modern, secure messenger"? It differentiate it to other programs and is less technical.

That is less technical and I'll most likely change it to that.

Let's see if more people have any issues with this package.

Does Nix in general require x amount of reviewers and testers for a package as simple as this?

Does Nix in general require x amount of reviewers and testers for a package as simple as this?

No, it just takes some time to review about >1000 PRs :D

@matthewbauer Can this get backported into 18.03?