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projectM music visualization crash on Wayland Qt6
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Description
Is this a new report?
Yes
System Info
Void 6.6.63_1 x86_64 GenuineIntel uptodate rFFFFF
Package(s) Affected
projectM-3.1.12_2
Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?
- another distro: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/324915
Expected behaviour
- projectM doesn't crash on wayland.
- update to 4.x version.
Actual behaviour
➜ projectM-pulseaudio
QSocketNotifier: Can only be used with threads started with QThread
Default config: /usr/share/projectM/config.inp
reading /home/langitketujuh/.projectM/config.inp
[projectM] config file: /home/langitketujuh/.projectM/config.inp
unconnected: connecting...
connectHelper: "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3-platform-skl_hda_dsp_generic.HiFi__HDMI3__sink.monitor"
CREATED
READY
kf.windowsystem: Could not find any platform plugin
qt.qpa.wayland: Wayland does not support QWindow::requestActivate()
wl_subsurface#96: error 0: no parent
The Wayland connection experienced a fatal error: Protocol error
Steps to reproduce
sudo xbps-install projectM- open
Playlistmenu. Add Presets,/usr/libexec/projectM/presets/.- choose
.milkpresets. - right click on visualization.
- crash.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the crash with projectM-pulseaudio under Wayland using the listed Playlist, Add Presets, and right-click steps. Read the linked NixOS issue and compare the packaged projectM-3.1.12_2 with upstream projectM 4.1.3. Done means the Void package no longer crashes in this scenario and the requested version update is addressed.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100