obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio

(Flatpak) OBS Crashes when adding a Browser Scene

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Description

Operating System Info

Other

Other OS

Fedora 37

OBS Studio Version

28.1.2

OBS Studio Version (Other)

No response

OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/bxQfzGfAWiHzCbDg

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/bxQfzGfAWiHzCbDg

Expected Behavior

OBS not crashing when adding a Browser Source to the Scene.

Current Behavior

OBS crashes without any stacktraces (also when launched in the verbose mode)

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Launch OBS
  2. Add Browser Source to Scene
  3. OBS Crashes
Anything else we should know?

I'm using the OBS Flatpak Package from Flathub

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked OBS log and crash-log URL, then reproduce the crash by adding a Browser Source to a Scene in the Fedora 37 Flatpak installation. Compare the normal and verbose launch output, and consider the issue resolved when adding the Browser Source no longer crashes OBS.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
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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