01/01: gnu: rxvt-unicode: Install the terminal capability data.

[Mathieu Lirzin]

mthl pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.

commit 1ef3f91a702e19b01aff2e85b7ea2abe1f7579a1
Author: Mathieu Lirzin <address@hidden>
Date:   Sun Dec 6 21:58:03 2015 +0100

    gnu: rxvt-unicode: Install the terminal capability data.
    
    This provides the necessary terminal capability data, which are required
    by ncurses-based applications.
    
    * gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm (rxvt-unicode)[native-inputs]: Add ncurses.
    [arguments]: Set the destination of the terminfo files.
    [native-search-path]: New field.  Make them automatically available to
    the user.
---
 gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm |   35 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
index efe8586..0b1eb20 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages gettext)
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)               ;for libgudev
+  #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
   #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
@@ -530,24 +531,34 @@ compact configuration syntax.")
   (package
     (name "rxvt-unicode")
     (version "9.21")
-    (source
-      (origin
-        (method url-fetch)
-        (uri (string-append
-              "http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/";
-              name "-"
-              version
-              ".tar.bz2"))
-        (sha256
-          (base32
-            "0swmi308v5yxsddrdhvi4cch88k2bbs2nffpl5j5m2f55gbhw9vm"))))
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/";
+                                  name "-" version ".tar.bz2"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "0swmi308v5yxsddrdhvi4cch88k2bbs2nffpl5j5m2f55gbhw9vm"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     ;; This sets the destination when installing the necessary terminal
+     ;; capability data, which are not provided by 'ncurses'.  See
+     ;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2009-10/msg00031.html
+     '(#:make-flags (list (string-append "TERMINFO="
+                                         (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
+                                         "/share/terminfo"))))
     (inputs
      `(("libXft" ,libxft)
        ("libX11" ,libx11)))
     (native-inputs
-     `(("perl" ,perl)
+     `(("ncurses" ,ncurses)         ;trigger the installation of terminfo data
+       ("perl" ,perl)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+    ;; FIXME: This should only be located in 'ncurses'.  Nonetheless it is
+    ;; provided for usability reasons.  See <https://bugs.gnu.org/22138>.
+    (native-search-paths
+     (list (search-path-specification
+            (variable "TERMINFO_DIRS")
+            (files '("share/terminfo")))))
     (home-page "http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html";)
     (synopsis "Rxvt clone with XFT and unicode support")
     (description "Rxvt-unicode (urxvt) is a colour vt102 terminal emulator