mpv-player / mpv-player/mpv

Flatpak run hangs on connecting to pipewire

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Description

Important Information

Provide following Information:

  • mpv version: 0.36.0
  • Linux Distribution and Version: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  • Source of the mpv binary: flatpak
  • If known which version of mpv introduced the problem
  • Window Manager and version: Gnome Mutter Wayland (default)
  • GPU driver and version: Kaveri, DRM 3.42, 5.15.0-87

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Releases are listed here: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/releases

Reproduction steps

Run flatpak mpv, either via terminal.

Expected behavior

Should just run and connect to pulse since pipewire isn't available.

Actual behavior

Hangs on connecting to pipewire.
Requires explicit --ao=pulse

Log file

Make a log file made with -v -v or --log-file=output.txt, paste it to
https://0x0.st/ or attach it to the github issue, and replace this text with a
link to it.

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Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Reproduce the Flatpak launch on Ubuntu 22.04.3 under GNOME Mutter Wayland, first with default audio output and then with --ao=pulse, while collecting the missing verbose log. Done means the default launch no longer hangs when PipeWire is unavailable and falls back to PulseAudio.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, linux
Domain
audio-video-rtc, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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