Search libraries in GUIX_KF5INIT_LIB_PATH. Based on an idea by NixOs pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kinit/kinit-libpath.patch =================================================================== --- kinit-5.32.0/src/kdeinit/kinit.cpp.orig 2017-10-22 21:02:20.908765455 +0200 +++ kinit-5.32.0/src/kdeinit/kinit.cpp 2017-10-22 21:03:25.312818248 +0200 @@ -623,20 +623,18 @@ if (libpath_relative) { // NB: Because Qt makes the actual dlopen() call, the // RUNPATH of kdeinit is *not* respected - see // https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13945 // - so we try hacking it in ourselves - QString install_lib_dir = QFile::decodeName( - CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/" LIB_INSTALL_DIR "/"); - QString orig_libpath = libpath; - libpath = install_lib_dir + libpath; - l.setFileName(libpath); - if (!l.load()) { - libpath = orig_libpath; - l.setFileName(libpath); - l.load(); - } + // Try to load the library relative to the active profiles. + QByteArrayList profiles = qgetenv("KDEINIT5_LIBRARY_PATH").split(':'); + for (const QByteArray &profile: profiles) { + if (!profile.isEmpty()) { + l.setFileName(QFile::decodeName(profile) + QStringLiteral("/") + libpath); + if (l.load()) break; + } + } } else { l.load(); } if (!l.isLoaded()) { QString ltdlError(l.errorString());