fix(linux): handle unavailable status notifier at startup - #733
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Summary
org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcherbecomes availableRoot cause
When LibrePods starts with
--start-minimizedduring graphical-session startup, it can race the desktop shell.tray.spawn()then returnsksni::Error::Watcher(ServiceUnknown("The name is not activatable")). The unconditionalunwrap()turns that recoverable condition into a Rust panic and, withpanic = "abort", aSIGABRTcore dump.ksnialready supports this startup case throughassume_sni_available(true): it treats a missing watcher as temporarily offline, monitors its D-Bus owner, and registers the tray once the watcher appears.Impact
LibrePods continues running during session startup and its tray icon appears once the desktop tray host is ready. Environments that genuinely lack StatusNotifier support retain the existing
--no-trayoption.Validation
src/main.rs:148cargo check --lockedgit diff --checkThis patch was prepared with assistance from OpenAI Codex after diagnosing the reproducible startup crash. I reviewed the change and its dependency behavior and ran the checks above.