--- a/girepository/gitypelib.c.orig
+++ b/girepository/gitypelib.c
@@ -2296,7 +2296,22 @@ _g_typelib_do_dlopen (GITypelib *typelib)
         {
           GModule *module;
 
+          /* 'gobject-introspection' doesn't store the path of shared
+             libraries into '.typelib' and '.gir' files.  Shared
+             libraries are searched for in the dynamic linker search
+             path.  In Guix we patch 'gobject-introspection' such that
+             it stores the absolute path of shared libraries in
+             '.typelib' and '.gir' files.  Here, in order to minimize
+             side effects, we make sure that if the library is not
+             found at the indicated path location, we try with just
+             the basename and the system dynamic library
+             infrastructure, as per default behaviour of the
+             library. */
           module = load_one_shared_library (shlibs[i]);
+          if (module == NULL && g_path_is_absolute (shlibs[i]))
+            {
+              module = load_one_shared_library (g_basename(shlibs[i]));
+            }
 
           if (module == NULL)
             {
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<tr><td><span title='2022-02-02 16:46:44 +0100'>2022-02-02</span></td><td><a href='/guix/commit/gnu/installer/newt/user.scm?id=112ef30b84744872b3a7617d9e54b3df5db95560'>installer: Turn passwords into opaque records.</a><span class='msg-avail'>...<span class='msg-tooltip'>* gnu/installer/user.scm (&lt;secret&gt;, secret?, make-secret,
secret-content): Add opaque &lt;secret&gt; record that boxes its contents,
with a custom printer that doesn't display anything.
* gnu/installer/newt/user.scm (run-user-add-page, run-user-page): Box
it.
* gnu/installer/final.scm (create-user-database): Unbox it.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe &lt;othacehe@gnu.org&gt;
</span></span></td><td>Josselin Poiret</td></tr>
<tr><td><span title='2022-02-02 16:46:44 +0100'>2022-02-02</span></td><td><a href='/guix/commit/gnu/installer/newt/user.scm?id=726d0bd2f36363392ba2fcefd6e5d4aeed27dc9e'>installer: Use named prompt to abort or break installer steps.</a><span class='msg-avail'>...<span class='msg-tooltip'>* gnu/installer/steps.scm (run-installer-steps): Set up
'installer-step prompt.
* gnu/installer/newt/ethernet.scm (run-ethernet-page)
* gnu/installer/newt/final.scm (run-config-display-page,
run-install-failed-page)
* gnu/installer/newt/keymap.scm (run-layout-page, run-variant-page)
* gnu/installer/newt/locale.scm (run-language-page,
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* gnu/installer/newt/page.scm (run-listbox-selection-page,
run-checkbox-tree-page)
* gnu/installer/newt/partition.scm (button-exit-action)
* gnu/installer/newt/services.scm (run-desktop-environments-cbt-page,
run-networking-cbt-page, run-other-services-cbt-page,
run-network-management-page)
* gnu/installer/newt/timezone.scm (run-timezone-page)
* gnu/installer/newt/user.scm (run-user-page)
* gnu/installer/newt/welcome.scm (run-menu-page)
* gnu/installer/newt/wifi.scm (run-wifi-page): Use the 'installer-step
prompt to abort.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Othacehe &lt;othacehe@gnu.org&gt;
</span></span></td><td>Josselin Poiret</td></tr>