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Autostart using systemd instead of gnome-session
ryonakano Jan 17, 2026
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meson: Drop update_desktop_database
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Use absolute path for ExecStart
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15 changes: 0 additions & 15 deletions data/autostart.desktop
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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions data/io.elementary.settings-daemon.service.in
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[Unit]
Description=Settings Daemon
After=gnome-session-initialized.target

[Install]
WantedBy=gnome-session-initialized.target

[Service]
Type=exec
ExecStart=@bindir@/io.elementary.settings-daemon
Restart=on-failure
Slice=session.slice
24 changes: 8 additions & 16 deletions data/meson.build
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i18n.merge_file(
input: 'autostart.desktop',
output: meson.project_name() + '.desktop',
po_dir: meson.project_source_root() / 'po',
type: 'desktop',
install: true,
install_dir: datadir / 'applications'
)

fs = import('fs')
meson.add_install_script(
symlink,
datadir / 'applications' / meson.project_name() + '.desktop',
(fs.is_absolute(sysconfdir) ? sysconfdir : (prefix / sysconfdir)) / 'xdg' / 'autostart' / meson.project_name() + '.desktop',
)

dbus_dep = dependency('dbus-1')
dbus_interfaces_dir = dbus_dep.get_variable('interfaces_dir', pkgconfig_define: ['datadir', datadir])

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -63,6 +47,7 @@ if systemd_system_unit_dir != 'no' and systemd_user_unit_dir != 'no'

service_config = configuration_data()
service_config.set('busctl_path', busctl_path)
service_config.set('bindir', bindir)

configure_file(
input: meson.project_name() + '.check-for-firmware-updates.service.in',
Expand All @@ -87,4 +72,11 @@ if systemd_system_unit_dir != 'no' and systemd_user_unit_dir != 'no'
meson.project_name() + '.system-update.timer',
install_dir: systemd_user_unit_dir
)

configure_file(
input: meson.project_name() + '.service.in',
output: meson.project_name() + '.service',
configuration: service_config,
install_dir: systemd_user_unit_dir
)
endif
5 changes: 2 additions & 3 deletions meson.build
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Expand Up @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ libgeoclue_dep = dependency ('libgeoclue-2.0')

prefix = get_option('prefix')
datadir = prefix / get_option('datadir')
sysconfdir = get_option('sysconfdir')
bindir = prefix / get_option('bindir')

conf_data = configuration_data()
conf_data.set('PROJECT_NAME', meson.project_name())
Expand All @@ -59,6 +59,5 @@ subdir('src')
subdir('settings-portal')

gnome.post_install(
glib_compile_schemas: true,
update_desktop_database: true
glib_compile_schemas: true
)
1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion po/POTFILES
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data/autostart.desktop
data/settings-daemon.metainfo.xml.in
src/Application.vala
src/Backends/SystemUpdate.vala
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