[Bug 1433013] Re: Super -> exec vs Alt-F2 -> exec have different environment

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

There is untested patch attached as a merge proposal here.
In essence the environment variables should be uploaded into the dbus activation environment, such that when unity launcher is dbus activated, it can launch things with same variables as the upstart jobs.

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Title:
  Super -> exec vs Alt-F2 -> exec have different environment

Status in Unity:
  Won't Fix
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in unity-lens-applications package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in upstart package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in upstart source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed
Status in upstart source package in Utopic:
  Confirmed
Status in upstart source package in Vivid:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  upstart in user session manages environmental variables and most
  things have them, however Alt-f2 started proccesses lack them.

  to test

  Super Key -> "xterm" -> Enter -> env | grep SSH

  vs

  Alt+F2 -> "xterm" -> Enter -> env | grep SSH

  via Super Key -> the environment is correct

  via Alt-F2 -> it is not

  
  I believe Alt+F2 code path should call into upstart dbus api to "list-env" and import that environment before executing the search result.

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