Flatpak slow start

bvbfan

One week ago some of update make flatpak to start slow, ~ 30 sec timeout I guess, also some applications like GnomeNetworkDisplay crash
It looks like some DBus calls timeouts

flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=firefox --file-forwarding org.mozilla.firefox
[Parent 2, Main Thread] WARNING: Failed to call GetIdletime(): GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown
: 'glib warning', file /builds/worker/checkouts/gecko/toolkit/xre/nsSigHandlers.cpp:187

** (firefox:2): WARNING **: 08:14:02.817: Failed to call GetIdletime(): GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown

[Parent 2, Main Thread] WARNING: Failed to create DBus proxy for org.freedesktop.UPower: Действието е прекратено
: 'glib warning', file /builds/worker/checkouts/gecko/toolkit/xre/nsSigHandlers.cpp:187

** (firefox:2): WARNING **: 08:15:03.101: Failed to create DBus proxy for org.freedesktop.UPower: Действието е прекратено

flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=gnome-network-displays org.gnome.NetworkDisplays

(gnome-network-displays:2): dbind-WARNING **: 08:11:10.765: AT-SPI: Error retrieving accessibility bus address: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown

(gnome-network-displays:2): Gnd-WARNING **: 08:11:19.063: NdCCProvider: Failed to resolve Avahi service: Resolving failed: Timeout reached

demm

Can you elaborate on what was updated? Stable repo's had no Flatpak related changes at all.
Unless you are using kde-next, but then it should not be reported in this section at all.

bvbfan

Could it be an appstream or systemd issue? There are updated 11.11 and 10.11 respectively, probably 16-17 I face the issue, I have internet issue 13-15, no good internet connection on these days.
I'm using build repo, no use of kde-next at all.

bvbfan

demm

Please downgrade appstream back to 0.16.3 then, see if that fixes (Flatpak in kde-next is build on top of appstream 1.0.0, no test results in yet)

bvbfan

Also https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/182r2mq/failed_to_call_getidletime/

bvbfan

For some unknown to me reason I cannot build appstream 0.16.3 (0.16.4 is in the main, I deleted automatically older versions from cache)
PKGBUILD


pkgname=appstream
_pkgname=AppStream
pkgver=0.16.3
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Provides a standard for creating app stores across distributions"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://github.com/ximion/appstream"
license=('GPL')
depends=('libyaml' 'libxml2' 'glib2' 'qt5-base' 'libxmlb' 'libsoup')
makedepends=('meson' 'ninja' 'gobject-introspection' 'itstool' 'xmlto' 'gtk-doc' 'gperf' 'qt5-tools') # 'clang')
source=("https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/releases/${_pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.xz"
        'appstream.hook'
        "https://github.com/ximion/appstream/commit/306eb287a36a2779c304fe47b5473e468c7bd0f6.diff")
md5sums=('d60cdc2c2641398c2fde38e6436d185b'
         'SKIP'
         'cff1cb4cab86ecdc534abc3c63a1fd90')

prepare() {
  cd ${_pkgname}-${pkgver}

  #patch -p1 -i ${srcdir}/306eb287a36a2779c304fe47b5473e468c7bd0f6.diff
}

build() {
  mkdir -p build
  cd build

  #export CC=/usr/bin/clang
  #export CXX=/usr/bin/clang++

  meson setup ../${_pkgname}-${pkgver} \
    --prefix=/usr \
    --buildtype=release \
    --libdir=lib \
    --libexecdir=lib \
    -Dqt=true \
    -Dstemming=false \
    -Ddocs=false \
    -Dmaintainer=false
  ninja
}

package() {
  cd build

  DESTDIR=${pkgdir} ninja install

  install -Dm644 ../appstream.hook ${pkgdir}/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/appstream.hook
}

FAILED: docs/appstreamcli.1 
/usr/bin/xsltproc --nonet --stringparam man.output.quietly 1 --stringparam funcsynopsis.style ansi --stringparam man.th.extra1.suppress 1 -o docs/appstreamcli.1 http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/manpages/docbook.xsl ../AppStream-0.16.3/docs/xml/man/appstreamcli.1.xml
I/O error : Attempt to load network entity http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/manpages/docbook.xsl
warning: failed to load external entity "http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/manpages/docbook.xsl"
cannot parse http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/manpages/docbook.xsl
[45/206] Generating 'qt/libAppStreamQt.so.0.16.3.p/moc_appstreamqt_export.cpp'
../AppStream-0.16.3/qt/appstreamqt_export.h:0: Note: No relevant classes found. No output generated.
[57/206] Generating GObject enum file src/as-enum...use command contains newlines, to capture output)
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.

demm

I meant pacman -U from /var/cache/pacman/pkg, let me know if you don't have 0.16.3 in your cache, then I will upload that previous version.

bvbfan

I don't have previous version, my cache is mounted in memory, also I update through clearing cache exclusively. Can you upload previous version?

demm

sudo pacman -U https://sourceforge.net/projects/kaosx/files/packages/appstream-0.16.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

bvbfan

It doesn't fix the issue. Probably another change of sub depend? Did you know who provide access to DBus to flatpak? Or qt5-base change?

bvbfan

xdg-utils is beta? Also another log

F: Can't find a11y bus: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate service 'org.a11y.Bus': timed out (service_start_timeout=120000ms)

It seems all DBus calls are timeout which misbehave apps

demm

bvbfan xdg-utils is beta? Also another log

It has been a git checkout build for quite a few years, since no release in forever, just switched to a first release tar build since 2017/2018 (1.2.0 beta, just 6 commits added since last git checkout build).

No idea yet about flatpak failures.

bvbfan

If I switch to stable repo, disable the build one, it might help?

bvbfan

            akonadi-23.08.3-1  boost-1.82.0-1  boost-libs-1.82.0-1
            cfitsio-4.3.0-1  clucene-2.3.3.4-29  device-mapper-2.03.22-1
            freetds-1.4.6-1  gdb-13.2-3  gptfdisk-1.0.9-4  harfbuzz-8.3.0-1
            icu-73.2-1  k3b-1:23.08.3-2  kactivities-5.112.0-1
            kdepim-runtime-23.08.3-1  konsole-23.08.3-1
            kopeninghours-23.08.3-1  libappimage-1.0.4.5-5
            libetonyek-0.1.10-8  libical-1:3.0.17-1  liblangtag-0.6.4-1
            libqalculate-4.8.1-1  libqtolm-3.0.1-2  librevenge-0.0.5-2
            libvisio-0.1.7-11  libwacom-2.8.0-1  libwebsockets-4.3.2-2
            libxml2-2.12.0-1  lvm2-2.03.22-1  olm-3.2.15-1  openexr-3.2.1-1
            perl-5.36.1-1  pipewire-0.3.85-2  plasma-workspace-5.27.9.1-1
            python3-cython-3.0.5-1  python3-idna-3.4-2
            python3-pygments-2.17.1-1  python3-setuptools-68.2.2-1
            python3-wheel-0.41.3-1  qt5-base-5.15.11-3  qt5-tools-5.15.11-1
            qt6-5compat-6.6.0-1  qt6-base-6.6.0-1  qt6-declarative-6.6.0-1
            qt6-languageserver-6.6.0-1  qt6-positioning-6.6.0-1
            qt6-serialport-6.6.0-1  qt6-shadertools-6.6.0-1
            qt6-webchannel-6.6.0-1  qt6-webengine-6.6.0-1
            qt6-websockets-6.6.0-1  raptor-2.0.16-2  samba-4.19.2-1
            source-highlight-3.1.9-10  sqlite-3.44.0-1  systemd-kcm-1.2.1-18
            tevent-0.15.0-1  v4l-utils-1.24.1-1  vigra-1.11.2-1
            vulkan-headers-1.3.270-1  wireplumber-0.4.15-1  xdg-utils-1.1.5-3
            xerces-c-3.2.4-3

That's the diff, only qt5-base could be related?

demm

Since you mentioned it started a week ago, then no, the Boost/ICU update/rebuilds are not related (that is why the qt5-base rebuild, just 2 days ago).

bvbfan

Switching back to stable not fix the issue, so some package between ~ 10 days to now (in stable) contains the incorrect change, only systemd is direct depend on same period.

bvbfan

I don't have previous version, I could test if you provide it.

bvbfan

It looks like xdg-dbus-proxy is split from flatpak repo, could it make difference?
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/flatpak/-/blob/main/PKGBUILD?ref_type=heads#L101
Failed to create DBus proxy for org.freedesktop.UPower