termux/termux-packages

[Bug]: firefox not working under wayland

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#18,360 opened on Oct 27, 2023

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Description

Problem description

Because wayland seems to be deliberately disable in GTK3 (and 4), Firefox doesnt start, crashing on "no DISPLAY" instead.

Considering its 2023 and both wlroots and sway are available in this repo, theres no reason to disable wayland in one of the main UI libraries.

-Dwayland_backend=false in https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/blob/master/x11-packages/gtk3/build.sh

What steps will reproduce the bug?

  1. Start sway
  2. Start wayvnc
  3. Start xterm
  4. Start firefox

What is the expected behavior?

Firefox starts using the wayland renderer.

System information

termux-info:

Termux Variables:
TERMUX_API_VERSION=0.50.1
TERMUX_APK_RELEASE=F_DROID
TERMUX_APP_PACKAGE_MANAGER=apt
TERMUX_APP_PID=10924
TERMUX_IS_DEBUGGABLE_BUILD=0
TERMUX_MAIN_PACKAGE_FORMAT=debian
TERMUX_VERSION=0.118.0
Packages CPU architecture:
aarch64
Subscribed repositories:
# sources.list
deb https://is.mirror.flokinet.net/termux/termux-main stable main
# root-repo (sources.list.d/root.list)
deb https://is.mirror.flokinet.net/termux/termux-root root stable
# x11-repo (sources.list.d/x11.list)
deb https://is.mirror.flokinet.net/termux/termux-x11 x11 main
# tur-repo (sources.list.d/tur.list)
deb https://tur.kcubeterm.com tur-packages tur tur-on-device tur-continuous
Updatable packages:
All packages up to date
termux-tools version:
1.39.3
Android version:
12
Kernel build information:
Linux localhost 5.10.101-android12-9-00001-gf4c0e37dbcde-ab8596533 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 16 05:21:23 UTC 2022 aarch64 Android
Device manufacturer:
nubia
Device model:
NX679J
LD Variables:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=
LD_PRELOAD=/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/libtermux-exec.so
Installed termux plugins:
com.termux.api versionCode:51
com.termux.boot versionCode:7
com.termux.widget versionCode:13

Contributor guide

Tech stack
shell
Domain
build systemdesktop
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of shell scriptingUnderstanding of GTK3 build optionsFamiliarity with Wayland environment
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Examine the build.sh file for gtk3 at https://github.com/termux/termux packages/blob/master/x11 packages/gtk3/build.sh. Change the line ' Dwayland backend=false' to ' Dwayland backend=true'. Verify that Firefox then starts under Wayland. Also check if this change affects other GTK3 based packages in the repository. The single comment on the issue may provide additional context.