Discord with Vencord not working/ app is damaged

[ojsef39]

Describe the bug

The Discord App is damaged when installed with Vencord.

Thanks in advance for looking into this :)

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install Discord like this:

{ pkgs, lib, vars, ... }: 
{
  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    (discord.override {
      withVencord = true;
    })  # Discord with Vencord
  ];
}

2. Open Discord

Expected behavior

I expected the app to open normally as described here:
#259297 (comment)

Screenshots

Additional context

I tried different scenarios like installing both the override and discord, i removed every remains of discord and installed only discord and then afterward added the override and more, but everything i tried doesn't seem to work

Metadata

 - system: `"aarch64-darwin"`
 - host os: `Darwin 24.2.0, macOS 15.2`
 - multi-user?: `yes`
 - sandbox: `no`
 - version: `nix-env (Nix) 2.18.2`
 - channels(root): `"nixpkgs"`
 - nixpkgs: `/Users/user/.nix-defexpr/channels/nixpkgs`

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@Scrumplex

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[Scrumplex]

CC @FlafyDev @NotAShelf @DontEatOreo for Vencord

I don't have a darwin machine to test this sadly.

[DontEatOreo]

Try to open it so it fails, then

System Settings -> Privacy -> Scroll all way down -> Open Anyway -> Enter your user password

[ojsef39]

Try to open it so it fails, then

System Settings -> Privacy -> Scroll all way down -> Open Anyway -> Enter your user password

Thank you that worked, it opens now, but since it updated on launch there is no vencord.

Could you please update the discord package? Thank you very much in advance! (should i open a separate issue for that?)

And i highly appreciate your fast responses! Didn't think i get an answer that fast lol

[DontEatOreo]

Thank you that worked, it opens now, but since it updated on launch there is no vencord.

When you open Discord did it ask you to enter your password (AFTER the prompt in system settings) in order to update Discord?

If that's the case, then you will have to log out of macOS, log in, then sudo nix store delete /nix/store/....-Discord and rebuild your system to download Discord again

To avoid all of this mess in the future, make sure to run Discord first from the terminal (by just running discord) so it runs the Python script (https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/7421ff3aa29d1a7da7bf0302b9e640cab064fb67/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/disable-breaking-updates.py) that adds SKIP_HOST_UPDATE to settings.json (in ~/Library/Application\ Support/discord), so you don't get "tricked" into accidentally updating Discord on Nix and breaking your Vencord install

[DontEatOreo]

Could you please update the discord package?

There's already a PR (#355721)

[ojsef39]

If that's the case, then you will have to log out of macOS, log in, then sudo nix store delete /nix/store/....-Discord and rebuild your system to download Discord again

Ahh I see, okay, I will try that :) Just got some issue about the store still being active (even after logout)

To avoid all of this mess in the future, make sure to run Discord first from the terminal (by just running discord) so it runs the Python script (https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/7421ff3aa29d1a7da7bf0302b9e640cab064fb67/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/discord/disable-breaking-updates.py) that adds SKIP_HOST_UPDATE to settings.json (in ~/Library/Application\ Support/discord), so you don't get "tricked" into accidentally updating Discord on Nix and breaking your Vencord install

good to know, will do that, thanks for the info :)

[ojsef39]

So ive tried it now and it doesnt seem to work for me.
The issue is probably that i cant open discord again from the terminal after i hit "open anyway" in settings, i have to open it with the open button and then it will update

🚀 discord
[Vencord] Starting up...
[Vencord] Loading original Discord app.asar
Discord 0.0.305
blackbox: 2024-11-14T19:49:30.732Z 0

----------------------------------------------
Starting app.
Starting updater.
MacOS major version was 24, minimum supported version for future updates is 19

[ojsef39]

ah i see, you hit cancel, wait and then it starts but now i see this:

i guess thats related to #334141

maybe i should just use nixcord, but big big thanks to you guys for responding so fast!

[DontEatOreo]

So ive tried it now and it doesnt seem to work for me. The issue is probably that i cant open discord again from the terminal after i hit "open anyway" in settings, i have to open it with the open button and then it will update

In that case, you can first open it via System Settings, and when you are prompted again for the password in Discord to update, just cancel it, close Discord, and then launch it from Terminal.

It should start with:

[Nix] Disabling updates already done
[Vencord] Starting up...
[Vencord] Loading original Discord app.asar
...

I think the crash is related to discord updates, breaking some of Vencord's regex, it should be fix in v1.10.7