Search in gnome-shell-3.12.2 doesn't work for me. The only reference I've found is a thread on gentoo forums: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-994100.html?sid=53616b1699f86c44a262dfec0fcfc135 The following errors appears in the journal when I'm typing something in the search box: Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: (gnome-shell:1451): Gjs-WARNING **: JS ERROR: TypeError: Gio.DesktopAppInfo.search is not a function Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: AppSearchProvider<.getInitialResultSet@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/appDisplay.js:873 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchSystem<.setTerms/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:121 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchSystem<.setTerms@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:116 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchResults<.setTerms@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:611 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: ViewSelector<._doSearch@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/viewSelector.js:470 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: (gnome-shell:1451): Gjs-WARNING **: JS ERROR: TypeError: Gio.DesktopAppInfo.search is not a function Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: AppSearchProvider<.getInitialResultSet@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/appDisplay.js:873 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchSystem<.setTerms/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:121 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchSystem<.setTerms@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:116 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchResults<.setTerms@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:611 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: ViewSelector<._doSearch@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/viewSelector.js:470 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: (gnome-shell:1451): Gjs-WARNING **: JS ERROR: TypeError: Gio.DesktopAppInfo.search is not a function Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: AppSearchProvider<.getInitialResultSet@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/appDisplay.js:873 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchSystem<.setTerms/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:121 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchSystem<.setTerms@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:116 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchResults<.setTerms@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:611 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: ViewSelector<._doSearch@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/viewSelector.js:470 Jul 29 00:42:56 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: (gnome-shell:1451): Gjs-WARNING **: JS ERROR: TypeError: Gio.DesktopAppInfo.search is not a function Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: AppSearchProvider<.getInitialResultSet@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/appDisplay.js:873 Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchSystem<.setTerms/<@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:121 Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchSystem<.setTerms@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:116 Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: SearchResults<.setTerms@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/search.js:611 Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169 Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: ViewSelector<._doSearch@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/viewSelector.js:470 Jul 29 00:42:57 home.puleglot gnome-session[1374]: wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:169
I've fixed this issue by reemerging dev-libs/gobject-introspection o__O
Created attachment 381748 [details] gobject-introspection.diff.xz Diff between files installed by dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.40.0 before and after rebuild.
I guess that this happened because glib have been upgraded after gobject-introspection: $ sudo egrep 'of 192\).*(dev-libs\/glib|gobject-introspection)' /var/log/emerge.log 1404395661: >>> emerge (24 of 192) dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0 to / 1404395661: === (24 of 192) Cleaning (dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0.ebuild) 1404395661: === (24 of 192) Compiling/Merging (dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0.ebuild) 1404395670: === (24 of 192) Merging (dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0.ebuild) 1404395681: === (24 of 192) Post-Build Cleaning (dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0.ebuild) 1404395681: ::: completed emerge (24 of 192) dev-libs/gobject-introspection-common-1.40.0 to / 1404398029: >>> emerge (58 of 192) dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.40.0 to / 1404398029: === (58 of 192) Cleaning (dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.40.0::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/gobject-introspection/gobject-introspection-1.40.0.ebuild) 1404398029: === (58 of 192) Compiling/Merging (dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.40.0::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/gobject-introspection/gobject-introspection-1.40.0.ebuild) 1404398086: === (58 of 192) Merging (dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.40.0::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/gobject-introspection/gobject-introspection-1.40.0.ebuild) 1404398102: === (58 of 192) Post-Build Cleaning (dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.40.0::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/gobject-introspection/gobject-introspection-1.40.0.ebuild) 1404398102: ::: completed emerge (58 of 192) dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.40.0 to / 1404398532: >>> emerge (66 of 192) dev-libs/glib-2.40.0-r1 to / 1404398532: === (66 of 192) Cleaning (dev-libs/glib-2.40.0-r1::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/glib/glib-2.40.0-r1.ebuild) 1404398532: === (66 of 192) Compiling/Merging (dev-libs/glib-2.40.0-r1::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/glib/glib-2.40.0-r1.ebuild) 1404398787: === (66 of 192) Merging (dev-libs/glib-2.40.0-r1::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/glib/glib-2.40.0-r1.ebuild) 1404398804: === (66 of 192) Post-Build Cleaning (dev-libs/glib-2.40.0-r1::/var/cache/portage/tree/dev-libs/glib/glib-2.40.0-r1.ebuild) 1404398804: ::: completed emerge (66 of 192) dev-libs/glib-2.40.0-r1 to /
Oh.. And this ordering is probably caused by this blocker in glib ebuild: !<dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.$(get_version_component_range 2) Maybe sub-slots and slot-operators would help here?
I think the simplest solution is to give gobject-introspection a dependency on >=dev-libs/glib-2.$(get_version_component_range 2) gir's configure checks allow older glib versions, but I don't think anyone has tested whether this works. And I certainly see as glib and gir with different minor versions as an unsupported configuration.
+ 02 Aug 2014; Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> glib-2.40.0-r1.ebuild: + Rework the way we force glib and goi to be in sync (#518424 by Alexander Tsoy) + + 02 Aug 2014; Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> + gobject-introspection-1.40.0.ebuild: + Rework the way we force glib and goi to be in sync (#518424 by Alexander Tsoy) +