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fix(zed-preview): set XKB path and avoid icon clash with zed-editor
Point XKB_CONFIG_ROOT at xkeyboard-config so the binary works on NixOS,
and rename icons/desktop Icon to zed-preview so nix profile can install
alongside zed-editor-fhs.
author
nandi
date
(Jul 22, 2026, 1:18 PM -0700)
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packages/zed-preview/default.nix
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packages/zed-preview/default.nix
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libgcc,
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vulkan-loader,
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wayland,
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xkeyboard-config,
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versionCheckHook,
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}:
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mkdir -p $out
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cp -a bin lib libexec share $out/
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# Coexist with nixpkgs zed-editor (zeditor) and a stable zed binary.
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# Coexist with nixpkgs zed-editor / zed-editor-fhs (binary + icons).
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mv $out/bin/zed $out/bin/zed-preview
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# Point the desktop entry at our binary name (line-anchored; plain
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# Rename icons so share/icons/.../zed.png does not collide with zed-editor.
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find $out/share/icons -type f -name 'zed.png' | while read -r icon; do
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mv "$icon" "$(dirname "$icon")/zed-preview.png"
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done
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# Point the desktop entry at our binary + icon names (line-anchored; plain
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# substitute would also rewrite TryExec when matching Exec=zed).
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sed -i \
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-e 's/^TryExec=zed$/TryExec=zed-preview/' \
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-e 's/^Exec=zed/Exec=zed-preview/' \
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-e 's/^Icon=zed$/Icon=zed-preview/' \
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$out/share/applications/dev.zed.Zed-Preview.desktop
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runHook postInstall
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'';
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postFixup = ''
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# xkbcommon defaults to /usr/share/X11/xkb, which does not exist on NixOS.
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wrapProgram $out/bin/zed-preview \
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--set ZED_UPDATE_EXPLANATION "Zed Preview has been installed using Nix. Auto-updates have thus been disabled."
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--set ZED_UPDATE_EXPLANATION "Zed Preview has been installed using Nix. Auto-updates have thus been disabled." \
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--set XKB_CONFIG_ROOT "${xkeyboard-config}/share/X11/xkb"
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# CLI execs libexec/zed-editor; wrap it too so direct launches get the same env.
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wrapProgram $out/libexec/zed-editor \
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--set ZED_UPDATE_EXPLANATION "Zed Preview has been installed using Nix. Auto-updates have thus been disabled." \
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--set XKB_CONFIG_ROOT "${xkeyboard-config}/share/X11/xkb"
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'';
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nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];