servo / servo/surfman

Offscreen example fails to establish connection on Pop!_OS (Ubuntu 22.04)

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Rust
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Description

Running cargo run --example offscreen out.png fails when creating a connection, when unwrapping the result that comes back from Connection::new().

I'm using X11 if it makes a difference.

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Research direction

Start by running cargo run --example offscreen out.png on Pop!_OS/Ubuntu 22.04 with X11 and inspect the result returned by Connection::new() before the unwrap. Trace the offscreen example and connection setup to identify why the connection fails; done means the example establishes a connection successfully on the reported environment.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, rust
Domain
computer-graphics, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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