Symlink breakage on $HOME/.config/hyprpanel/config.json

[IndigoTeddy13]

Describe the bug

I have a symlink from my dotfiles repo to $HOME/.config/hyprpanel/config.json, and that symlink keeps breaking whenever I edit the HyprPanel config through the settings window.

To Reproduce

Edit settings after creating a symlink from the dotfiles repo to the HyprPanel config file.

Expected behavior

Symlink should not break, so the changes get reflected in the "source" file, allowing Git to track the changes.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• Distribution: CachyOS
• Window Manager/Desktop Environment: Hyprland

Additional context

Dotfiles: https://github.com/IndigoTeddy13/CachyDotfiles

If I use GNU Stow to symlink (stow --adopt dotfiles -t ~), the changes sync up to match HyprPanel's settings changes, so I know HyprPanel is the one breaking the symlink.

Thanks in advance for your support, and have a great day.

[MarkArranz]

I too have this issue. The settings panel seems to read the symlinked config file just fine when opening, but as soon as a change is applied, the symlink is replaced by a normal config.json file.

[davfsa]

This is unfortunately not something hyprpanel can fix easily, as it is a problem downstream.

I have opened Aylur/astal#303, which should allow fixing this issue