LMMS / LMMS/lmms

Carla not loading in LMMS nightly

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Description

### Bug Summary
Carla fails to load in the latest nightly
#### Steps to reproduce
Install Carla on Linux system. Download LMMS Nightly build. Run LMMS.
#### Expected behavior
Carla appears in instrument list.
#### Actual behavior
Carla fails to appear in instrument list.
#### Screenshot
![image](https://github.com/LMMS/lmms/assets/65249472/a3b6208c-b460-43a5-be5a-fa95e6622c1c)

#### Affected LMMS versions
Nightly

#### Logs
```
[kam@fedora ~]$ cd Downloads/
[kam@fedora Downloads]$ ./2023-11-11-lmms-1.3.0-alpha.1.470+gecc5ff8ca-linux-x86_64.AppImage
Carla appears to be installed on this system at /usr/lib[64]/carla so we'll use it.
Jack appears to be installed on this system, so we'll use it.
Lv2 plugin SUMMARY: 12 of 13 loaded in 90 msecs.
For details about not loaded plugins, please set
environment variable "LMMS_LV2_DEBUG" to nonempty.
Lv2 Plugins blacklisted: 1 of 13
If you want to ignore the blacklist (dangerous!), please set
environment variable "LMMS_IGNORE_BLACKLIST" to nonempty.
Cannot load library /tmp/.mount_2023-1JyYgPw/usr/lib/lmms/libcarlapatchbay.so: (/lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_uri_ref)
Cannot load library /tmp/.mount_2023-1JyYgPw/usr/lib/lmms/libcarlabase.so: (/lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_uri_ref)
Cannot load library /tmp/.mount_2023-1JyYgPw/usr/lib/lmms/libcarlarack.so: (/lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_uri_ref)
```

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Research direction

Reproduce the failure with the LMMS nightly on Linux and inspect the logged Carla library-loading errors. Enable LMMS_LV2_DEBUG for details, and compare behavior with LMMS_IGNORE_BLACKLIST as indicated by the logs. Done means Carla loads successfully and appears in the instrument list.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, linux
Domain
audio-video-rtc, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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