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diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/setup-hook.sh
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+make_gobject_introspection_find_gir_files() {
+
+    # required for .typelib files, eg mypaint git version
+    if [ -d "$1/lib/girepository-1.0" ]; then
+      addToSearchPath GI_TYPELIB_PATH $1/lib/girepository-1.0
+    fi
+
+    # XDG_DATA_DIRS: required for .gir files?
+    if [ -d "$1/share" ]; then
+      addToSearchPath XDG_DATA_DIRS $1/share
+    fi
+}
+
+envHooks+=(make_gobject_introspection_find_gir_files)