** Description changed:
upstart in user session manages environmental variables and most things
- have them, however Alt-f2 started proccesses lack them.
+ have them, however Alt-f2 started processes lack them.
- to test
+ [Impact]
+ Some environment variables are missing from apps that are launcher from
Alt+f2 command lens, or in general with dbus-activation (an example might be
gnome-terminal, global menu not working).
+ [Test case]
Super Key -> "xterm" -> Enter -> env | grep SSH
- vs
+ it should return something like:
+ SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/$UID/keyring-<random-stuff>/ssh
Alt+F2 -> "xterm" -> Enter -> env | grep SSH
- via Super Key -> the environment is correct
+ The returned values should match the results got from the xterm instance
+ that has been ran from unity dash application lens (the one opened with
+ Super).
- via Alt-F2 -> it is not
+ The same should be checked for the variable XDG_MENU_PREFIX
+ Before this fix happened we had this result:
+ via Super Key -> the environment is correct
+ via Alt-F2 -> it is not
- I believe Alt+F2 code path should call into upstart dbus api to "list-env"
and import that environment before executing the search result.
+ [Regression potential]
** Description changed:
upstart in user session manages environmental variables and most things
have them, however Alt-f2 started processes lack them.
[Impact]
Some environment variables are missing from apps that are launcher from
Alt+f2 command lens, or in general with dbus-activation (an example might be
gnome-terminal, global menu not working).
[Test case]
Super Key -> "xterm" -> Enter -> env | grep SSH
it should return something like:
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/$UID/keyring-<random-stuff>/ssh
Alt+F2 -> "xterm" -> Enter -> env | grep SSH
The returned values should match the results got from the xterm instance
that has been ran from unity dash application lens (the one opened with
Super).
The same should be checked for the variable XDG_MENU_PREFIX
Before this fix happened we had this result:
- via Super Key -> the environment is correct
- via Alt-F2 -> it is not
+ via Super Key -> the environment is correct
+ via Alt-F2 -> it is not
[Regression potential]
+
+ Nothing known. Some variables could be overridden, but this is expected.
** Also affects: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)
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Super -> exec vs Alt-F2 -> exec have different environment
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