Port to GNOME 47

[antrmn]

Describe your request

GNOME 47.rc has been released, with the stable release set for September 18. Please update for GNOME 47 compatibility. The upgrade guide can be found here: Port Extensions to GNOME Shell 47

Thanks!

Proposed solution

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Alternatives

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GSConnect version

57

Installed from

GNOME Extensions website

GNOME Shell version

46

Linux distribution/release

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

Additional context

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[ferdnyc]

@antrmn From a quick read over the changes, it doesn't appear that anything needs to be done in GSConnect to support GNOME 47. (For once!) I'm hopeful things will Just Work™.

[wjlonien]

@ferdnyc Just got Gnome 47 in Arch Linux, and it does not work. Please see my screenshot on https://wolfgang.lonien.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-From-2024-09-19-10-56-01.png - and the remark "Outdated" on the Gnome extensions site: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1319/gsconnect/
Thanks.

[Jai-JAP]

Looks like the current version works fine after disabling extension version validation with
gsettings set org.gnome.shell disable-extension-version-validation true.

Didn't test it extensively though.

[ferdnyc]

@wjlonien Yeah, sorry, with version checking enabled we just need to bump the version in the manifest. #1866 will do that.

In the meantime, if you'd like you can download the build artifact from that job at https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/actions/runs/10944970767/artifacts/1954164179 and install it using the wiki Install from Zip instructions.

[Attacktive]

I just tested it with an Android device.
Working fine.

[Theluga]

Works perfectly fine with extension validation off.

[NiffirgkcaJ]

There's an issue in GNOME 47 with the extension not auto-starting at boot. I have a hard time reconnecting the extension to my mobile device automatically when on the same network; now, I need to unpair and pair the both of them to work properly.

[ferdnyc]

@NiffirgkcaJ

There's an issue in GNOME 47 with the extension not auto-starting at boot. I have a hard time reconnecting the extension to my mobile device automatically when on the same network; now, I need to unpair and pair the both of them to work properly.

Hmm. Well, it wouldn't start at boot, it would start at login (subtle difference). But if it's not, for you, what form does that take?

1. Is the GNOME Shell extension not activated at all, meaning you have to open Extensions and switch it on each time?
2. If the Extension is loaded, is the daemon process running right after login, before you do anything? (You can check in a terminal session with ps -ef |grep daemon.js; you should see an entry like this:)

   ferd     1027634    3986  0 Sep23 ?        00:03:32 gjs -m 
   /home/ferd/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/service/daemon.js
   

If the daemon isn't running, and you're running from the build artifact in PR #1866, can you check whether it's made itself executable? GitHub removes the execute bit from files in built artifacts automatically, but there's code in GSConnect to check for that and automatically fix it at first launch. Again from a terminal, if you run these commands:

cd $HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]
ls -l gsconnect-preferences
ls -l service/daemon.js
ls -l service/nativeMessagingHost.js

...all three should have permissions like -rwxr-xr-x.

Whether or not the daemon is running, if you can launch the preferences, "Generate Support Log" now works again (assuming, you're running the build artifact, and not v57 with edited metadata), so activating "Generate Support Log" and then hitting the Refresh button in the preferences might produce some useful logging.

[derkrasseleo]

I am also running the extension on GNOME 47 with arch and I don't have this problem, it works (connects automatically to my android device) as soon as I log in.

[swsnr]

I'd also like to report that I'm running this extension under GNOME 47 without any issues.

[NiffirgkcaJ]

Hmm. Well, it wouldn't start at boot, it would start at login (subtle difference). But if it's not, for you, what form does that take?

My bad, I misused the word. Yes, it doesn't pair automatically at login.

1. Is the GNOME Shell extension not activated at all, meaning you have to open Extensions and switch it on each time?

No, it is activated, but like I said, it doesn't pair automatically at login and I need to unpair and pair the devices every time when I go out of session.

2. If the Extension is loaded, is the daemon process running right after login, before you do anything? (You can check in a terminal session with ps -ef |grep daemon.js; you should see an entry like this:)

ferd     1027634    3986  0 Sep23 ?        00:03:32 gjs -m 
/home/ferd/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/service/daemon.js

Here's my output:

petpfne     2594    1493  0 09:04 ?        00:00:00 gjs -m /home/petpfne/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/service/daemon.js
petpfne     4830    4796  0 09:11 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto daemon.js

If the daemon isn't running, and you're running from the build artifact in PR #1866, can you check whether it's made itself executable? GitHub removes the execute bit from files in built artifacts automatically, but there's code in GSConnect to check for that and automatically fix it at first launch. Again from a terminal, if you run these commands:

cd $HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]
ls -l gsconnect-preferences
ls -l service/daemon.js
ls -l service/nativeMessagingHost.js

...all three should have permissions like -rwxr-xr-x.

Yes, the three of them has the aforementioned permissions correctly set.

Whether or not the daemon is running, if you can launch the preferences, "Generate Support Log" now works again (assuming, you're running the build artifact, and not v57 with edited metadata), so activating "Generate Support Log" and then hitting the Refresh button in the preferences might produce some useful logging.

I edited the metadata.json, so I'm not sure if this will work, but I'll try reinstalling or updating.

[Saqr-Sayed]

It works fine with Fedora 41 beta. Just move to the next version.

[RZHSSNZDH]

@wjlonien Yeah, sorry, with version checking enabled we just need to bump the version in the manifest. #1866 will do that.

In the meantime, if you'd like you can download the build artifact from that job at https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/actions/runs/10944970767/artifacts/1954164179 and install it using the wiki Install from Zip instructions.

If I do this, will I get updates in the future when the extension updates as I get when I install an extension from EOG?