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linux: Fix "Failed to start language server" errors when starting Zed from .desktop file (#22335)
Closes #21406

Context:

A few weeks ago on Linux, we resolved an
[issue](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/20070) where users
could not open more than one file from the file explorer. This was fixed
by replacing `zed-editor` (zed binary in the code) with `zed` (cli
binary in the code) in the `.desktop` file. The reason for this change
was that using the cli to open files is more convenient - it determines
weather to spawn a new Zed instance or use an existing one, if we use
main binary instead it would throw error `Zed is already running`.

You can read the complete PR here: [linux: Fix file not opening from
file explorer](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/21137).

While this fix resolved the original issue, it introduced a new one.

Problem:

When the cli binary is used, it assumes it is always being invoked from
a terminal and relies on `std::env::vars()` to retrieve the environment
variables needed to spawn Zed. These env vars are then passed to the
worktree, and eventually, languages use the `PATH` from this env to find
binaries. This leads to the "Failed to start language server" error when
the `.desktop` entry is used on Linux.

Solution:

When the `zed-editor` binary is used, it uses some clever Unix-specific
logic to retrieve the default shell (`load_shell_from_passwd`) and then
fetch the env vars from that shell (`load_login_shell_environment`).
This same logic should be used in the cli binary when it is invoked via
a `.desktop` entry rather than from a terminal.

Approach:

I moved these two functions mentioned above to a utils file and reused
them in cli binary to fetch env vars only on Linux when it is not run
from a terminal. This provides missing paths, and fix the issue.

It is also possible to handle this in the `zed-editor` binary by
modifying the logic in `handle_cli_connection`, where `CliRequest::Open`
is processed. There we can discard incoming env, and use our logic. But
discarding incoming envs felt weird, and I thought it's better to handle
this at source.

Release Notes:

- Fixed `Failed to start language server` errors when starting from
dekstop entry on Linux
2024-12-22 10:05:52 +00:00
.cargo Use LiveKit's Rust SDK on Linux while continue using Swift SDK on Mac (#21550) 2024-12-05 15:06:17 -08:00
.cloudflare docs: Document context servers (#21170) 2024-11-25 11:05:14 -05:00
.config
.github Improve Linux panic reporting (#22202) 2024-12-22 08:20:17 +00:00
.zed ci: Move collab to Dockerfile-collab (#18515) 2024-09-30 16:14:26 -04:00
assets In terminal context, open new terminals with cmd-n instead of new files (#22253) 2024-12-21 19:03:58 +00:00
crates linux: Fix "Failed to start language server" errors when starting Zed from .desktop file (#22335) 2024-12-22 10:05:52 +00:00
docs Add a CI check for todo! and FIXME comments (#21950) 2024-12-20 08:38:50 +00:00
extensions Add a CI check for todo! and FIXME comments (#21950) 2024-12-20 08:38:50 +00:00
legal Stop sending data to Clickhouse (#21763) 2024-12-10 08:47:29 -07:00
nix nix: Return to building with crane (#21292) 2024-11-29 10:09:33 +01:00
script Improve Linux panic reporting (#22202) 2024-12-22 08:20:17 +00:00
tooling/xtask chore: Fix several style lints (#17488) 2024-09-06 11:58:39 +02:00
.git-blame-ignore-revs More ignorable commits (#14596) 2024-07-16 17:09:50 -04:00
.gitattributes Prevent GitHub from displaying comments within JSON files as errors (#7043) 2024-01-29 23:11:25 -05:00
.gitignore nix: Return to building with crane (#21292) 2024-11-29 10:09:33 +01:00
.mailmap Update .mailmap (#20729) 2024-11-15 11:05:41 -05:00
Cargo.lock linux: Fix "Failed to start language server" errors when starting Zed from .desktop file (#22335) 2024-12-22 10:05:52 +00:00
Cargo.toml Use stable Alacritty crate version (#22304) 2024-12-20 21:40:22 +00:00
clippy.toml chore: Fix some violations of 'needless_pass_by_ref_mut' lint (#18795) 2024-10-07 01:29:58 +02:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Remove community content from docs and point to zed.dev (#19895) 2024-10-29 09:44:58 -04:00
compose.yml Add Postgrest to Docker Compose (#16498) 2024-08-19 20:50:45 -04:00
CONTRIBUTING.md Remove community content from docs and point to zed.dev (#19895) 2024-10-29 09:44:58 -04:00
Cross.toml Add remote server cross compilation (#19136) 2024-10-12 23:23:56 -07:00
debug.plist
default.nix Add zed-editor package and overlay to flake (#16783) 2024-08-26 11:10:34 -04:00
docker-compose.sql collab: Setup database for LLM service (#15882) 2024-08-06 17:18:08 -04:00
Dockerfile-collab collab: Remove dependency on X11 (#19079) 2024-10-11 13:28:34 -04:00
Dockerfile-collab.dockerignore ci: Move collab to Dockerfile-collab (#18515) 2024-09-30 16:14:26 -04:00
Dockerfile-cross Add remote server cross compilation (#19136) 2024-10-12 23:23:56 -07:00
Dockerfile-cross.dockerignore Add remote server cross compilation (#19136) 2024-10-12 23:23:56 -07:00
Dockerfile-distros Support More Linux (#18480) 2024-09-30 17:46:21 -04:00
Dockerfile-distros.dockerignore Support More Linux (#18480) 2024-09-30 17:46:21 -04:00
flake.lock nix: Return to building with crane (#21292) 2024-11-29 10:09:33 +01:00
flake.nix nix: Return to building with crane (#21292) 2024-11-29 10:09:33 +01:00
LICENSE-AGPL chore: Add crate licenses. (#4158) 2024-01-23 16:56:22 +01:00
LICENSE-APACHE chore: Add crate licenses. (#4158) 2024-01-23 16:56:22 +01:00
LICENSE-GPL Licenses: change license fields in Cargo.toml to AGPL-3.0-or-later. (#5535) 2024-01-27 13:51:16 +01:00
livekit.yaml Add LiveKit server to Docker Compose (#7907) 2024-02-16 10:49:48 -05:00
Procfile Refactor: Restructure collab main function to prepare for new subcommand: serve llm (#15824) 2024-08-05 12:07:38 -07:00
Procfile.postgrest Fix llm queries (#16006) 2024-08-08 17:21:38 -07:00
README.md Format READMEs (#17454) 2024-09-05 15:39:16 -04:00
renovate.json Migrate Renovate config (#20741) 2024-11-15 14:37:39 -05:00
rust-toolchain.toml chore: Bump Rust to 1.81 (#17440) 2024-09-06 00:40:44 +02:00
shell.nix Add zed-editor package and overlay to flake (#16783) 2024-08-26 11:10:34 -04:00
typos.toml Stop sending data to Clickhouse (#21763) 2024-12-10 08:47:29 -07:00

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Welcome to Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.


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