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No menu button. No background

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Description

Distribution

LFS12.2

Package version

6.4.6

Graphics hardware in use

No response

Frequency

Always

Bug description

Trying to build from scratch.
gjs 1.80.2
mozjs-115.14.0

фев 06 19:09:05 niceos-gnome cinnamon[19092]: JS LOG: [LookingGlass/info] Loaded applet network@cinnamon.org in 51 ms
фев 06 19:09:05 niceos-gnome cinnamon[19092]: JS LOG: [LookingGlass/error] 
                                                 [menu@cinnamon.org]: invalid property name in regular expression
                                                 [menu@cinnamon.org]: Error importing applet.js from menu@cinnamon.org
фев 06 19:09:05 niceos-gnome cinnamon[19092]: JS LOG: [LookingGl

<img width="759" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4564ccab-b873-400a-ba79-2085c6442ea5" />

ass/trace] 
                                                 <----------------
                                                 createExports@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:211:59
                                                 requireModule@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:281:16
                                                 require@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:222:24
                                                 anonymous@/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/menu@cinnamon.org/applet.js:38:25
                                                 createExports@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:219:11
                                                 requireModule/</<@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:291:25
                                                 ---------------->
фев 06 19:09:05 niceos-gnome cinnamon[19092]: JS LOG: [LookingGlass/error] 
                                                 [grouped-window-list@cinnamon.org]: invalid property name in regular expression
                                                 [grouped-window-list@cinnamon.org]: Error importing applet.js from grouped-window-list@cinnamon.org
фев 06 19:09:05 niceos-gnome cinnamon[19092]: JS LOG: [LookingGlass/trace] 
                                                 <----------------
                                                 anonymous@/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/grouped-window-list@cinnamon.org/appGroup.js:27:22
                                                 createExports@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:219:11
                                                 requireModule@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:281:16
                                                 require@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:222:24
                                                 anonymous@/usr/share/cinnamon/applets/grouped-window-list@cinnamon.org/applet.js:19:25
                                                 createExports@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:219:11
                                                 requireModule/</<@/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/fileUtils.js:291:25
                                                 ---------------->
Steps to reproduce

Just launch

Expected behavior

Menu button and windows should work. Please help

Additional information

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the launch failure on the reported LFS 12.2 and Cinnamon 6.4.6 setup, then inspect applets/menu@cinnamon.org/applet.js, applets/grouped-window-list@cinnamon.org/applet.js, and the referenced fileUtils.js paths. Trace the invalid regular-expression error from the reported lines and verify that the menu button and window list load without LookingGlass errors.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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