mpv sometimes exits with (End of file) when paused
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Description
Important Information
Sometimes when I pause playback while watching movies mpv exits. I had this problem on my PC and laptop both running Kubuntu 23.04 and Flatpak version of mpv.
Provide following Information:
- mpv 0.35.
- Kubuntu 23.04
- Flatpak
- KWin Wayland
- Mesa 23.1.4 - kisak-mesa PP
Reproduction steps
- Open movie with mpv
- Try to pause it after some time
- Eventually it will close itself instead of pausing playback
Expected behavior
mpv should just pause playback
Actual behavior
it exits
Log file
Last messages from mpv ran with -v -v: log
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked verbose log and reproducing the pause-triggered exit with the listed mpv, Kubuntu, Flatpak, and KWin Wayland setup. Done means identifying the cause and confirming that pausing playback no longer makes mpv exit in the reported scenario.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100