From 0fc21dad583b46ded0d2f59c5e4729c794a106d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luca Toniolo <10792599+grandixximo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 08:43:19 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] qtvcp: clarify notification-daemon-absent message

Andy noted the bare 'no notification daemon' is opaque. State the
consequence so the warning stands on its own.
---
 lib/python/qtvcp/lib/sys_notify.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/python/qtvcp/lib/sys_notify.py b/lib/python/qtvcp/lib/sys_notify.py
index 3398b722182..61ca9a8197e 100644
--- a/lib/python/qtvcp/lib/sys_notify.py
+++ b/lib/python/qtvcp/lib/sys_notify.py
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ def init(app_name):
         finally:
             probe.close()
         if not present:
-            raise RuntimeError('no notification daemon')
+            # No daemon: pop-up notifications cannot be shown.
+            raise RuntimeError('no notification daemon on the session bus; desktop notifications disabled')
 
         mainloop = DBusQtMainLoop(set_as_default=True) if DBusQtMainLoop else None
         bus = dbus.SessionBus(mainloop=mainloop)