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farstream test failure

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dariqq <dariqq <at> posteo.net>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: [gnome-team] farstream test failure
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:44:33 +0000

Hello,

I was trying out the gnome-team branch and farstream is failing its test 
suite.

assertion 'g_strcmp0 (name, ((GstAutoConvertFilterInfo *) 
tmp->data)->name)' failed


Haven't looked into the reason yet.

Message #8 received at 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Aaron Covrig <aaron.covrig.us <at> ieee.org>
To: 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Farstream build/check failures
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 11:40:09 -0500

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It seems this issue has now made it out to the master branch and is
impacting other packages now.

v/r,

Aaron

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Message #13 received at 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: David Lecompte <guix <at> metani.eu>
To: Aaron Covrig <aaron.covrig.us <at> ieee.org>, 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#75739: Farstream build/check failures
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 11:04:49 +0100

> It seems this issue has now made it out to the master branch and is
> impacting other packages now.

This is indeed preventing me from installing gajim.

-- 
David Lecompte <guix <at> metani.eu>

Message #16 received at 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mauritz Stenek <mstenek <at> disroot.org>
To: David Lecompte <guix <at> metani.eu>, Aaron Covrig <aaron.covrig.us <at> ieee.org>, 
 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#75739: Farstream build/check failures
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 23:25:47 -0600

On 3/9/25 04:04, David Lecompte wrote:
>> It seems this issue has now made it out to the master branch and is
>> impacting other packages now.
> 
> This is indeed preventing me from installing gajim.
> 

Same here. This little bug is preventing me from reconfiguring home.

Any news?

Thanks.

Message #19 received at 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Mauritz Stenek <mstenek <at> disroot.org>
Cc: Aaron Covrig <aaron.covrig.us <at> ieee.org>, 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 David Lecompte <guix <at> metani.eu>
Subject: Re: bug#75739: farstream test failure
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:24:18 +0100

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Hi,

Mauritz Stenek <mstenek <at> disroot.org> skribis:

> On 3/9/25 04:04, David Lecompte wrote:
>>> It seems this issue has now made it out to the master branch and is
>>> impacting other packages now.
>> This is indeed preventing me from installing gajim.
>> 
>
> Same here. This little bug is preventing me from reconfiguring home.

Same here.

Looking at <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/farstream/farstream>, it
seems that this is currently unmaintained.

I propose the attached patch in the interim.

WDYT?

In the meantime, I used these definitions in my own configuration, which
you may find useful:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(define pidgin-sans-farstream
  ;; Work around <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/75739>.
  (package/inherit pidgin
    (arguments
     (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments pidgin)
       ((#:configure-flags flags #~'())
        ;; Disable voice/video due to lack of Farstream.
        #~(cons "--disable-vv" #$flags))))
    (inputs
     (modify-inputs (package-inputs pidgin)
       (delete "farstream")

       ;; Pidgin expects "gst-plugins-base" to be among its inputs.
       (append (specification->package "gst-plugins-base"))))))

(define sans-farstream
  (package-input-rewriting `((,pidgin . ,pidgin-sans-farstream))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

And then:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
     (service bitlbee-service-type
              (bitlbee-configuration
               (bitlbee (sans-farstream bitlbee-purple))
               (plugins (list (sans-farstream purple-mattermost)))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Ludo’.

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diff --git a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
index b8971e436e..4e839f114a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
@@ -989,7 +989,6 @@ (define-public pidgin
            dbus
            dbus-glib
            ;; evolution-data-server
-           farstream
            gnutls
            gstreamer
            ;; gtkspell2
@@ -1026,9 +1025,10 @@ (define-public pidgin
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags
        (list
-        (string-append "CFLAGS=-I"
-                       (assoc-ref %build-inputs "gst-plugins-base")
-                       "/include/gstreamer-1.0")
+        ;; XXX: Disable voice and video calls until Farstream is back to life:
+        ;; <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/75739>.
+        "--disable-vv"
+
         "--disable-gtkspell"
         "--disable-gevolution"
         "--enable-cap"

Message #22 received at 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Quanrong <quanrong <at> mailbox.org>
To: 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Gajim also affected
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:32:29 +0100

Hi, not only Pidgin, but Gajim is also currently being affected by this.

Message #25 received at 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: farstream test failure
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:34:04 +0100

Gajim does not actually require farstream, so I have removed it 
from gajim's inputs in commit 
3dc4c7d8c85e5afef43073a7c75a0bcb727dcb8f.

-- 
Ricardo

Message #30 received at 75739-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Mauritz Stenek <mstenek <at> disroot.org>
Cc: Aaron Covrig <aaron.covrig.us <at> ieee.org>, 75739-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 David Lecompte <guix <at> metani.eu>
Subject: Re: bug#75739: farstream test failure
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:53:40 +0100

Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> skribis:

> Hi,
>
> Mauritz Stenek <mstenek <at> disroot.org> skribis:
>
>> On 3/9/25 04:04, David Lecompte wrote:
>>>> It seems this issue has now made it out to the master branch and is
>>>> impacting other packages now.
>>> This is indeed preventing me from installing gajim.
>>> 
>>
>> Same here. This little bug is preventing me from reconfiguring home.
>
> Same here.
>
> Looking at <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/farstream/farstream>, it
> seems that this is currently unmaintained.
>
> I propose the attached patch in the interim.

Pushed as 15186e1f59cade12a501f3aa4759cd6c980f9e76.

Ludo’.

Message #33 received at 75739-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: David Lecompte <guix <at> metani.eu>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, Mauritz Stenek
 <mstenek <at> disroot.org>
Cc: Aaron Covrig <aaron.covrig.us <at> ieee.org>, 75739-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 David Lecompte <guix <at> metani.eu>
Subject: Re: bug#75739: farstream test failure
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:45:19 +0100

Hello,

> > I propose the attached patch in the interim.
> 
> Pushed as 15186e1f59cade12a501f3aa4759cd6c980f9e76.

Is this patch only about pidgin or is it also about gajim?

I am asking because I just installed trisquel on a new computer, I installed
guix following exactly the procedure on the trisquel wiki (which I
contributed to) and I found out that, as soon as I install gajim with guix,
I fail to open a MATE session (and if I roll back, it works again) and the
following shows up in the journal:

Starting Accessibility services bus...
at-spi-bus-launcher[1410]: /usr/libexec/at-spi-bus-launcher: symbol lookup
error: /home/david/.guix-profile/lib/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so:
undefined symbol: g_once_init_enter_pointer
at-spi-dbus-bus.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=127/n/a
at-spi-dbus-bus.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

It may be unrelated to this, but mentioning it here just in case.

Message #36 received at 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Aaron Covrig <aaron.covrig.us <at> ieee.org>
To: 75739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: farstream test failure
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:08:06 -0400

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As far as I know all the patches have been workarounds and involve
removing requirements on farstream; the underlying issue with farstream
still exists.

v/r,

Aaron

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Message #39 received at 75739-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: David Lecompte <guix <at> metani.eu>
Cc: Aaron Covrig <aaron.covrig.us <at> ieee.org>, 75739-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Mauritz Stenek <mstenek <at> disroot.org>
Subject: Re: bug#75739: farstream test failure
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:23:47 +0100

Hi,

David Lecompte <guix <at> metani.eu> skribis:

>> > I propose the attached patch in the interim.
>> 
>> Pushed as 15186e1f59cade12a501f3aa4759cd6c980f9e76.
>
> Is this patch only about pidgin or is it also about gajim?

Pidgin, but Gajim was patched similarly.

Ludo’.

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