GNU bug report logs - #51826
qt packages (e.g. pcmanfm-qt) missing wayland qt module

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Message #25 received at 51826-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: "bdju" <bdju <at> tilde.team>
Cc: Josselin Poiret <dev <at> jpoiret.xyz>, Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>,
 Genevieve <genevieve <at> sunlashed.garden>, 51826-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51826: qt packages (e.g. pcmanfm-qt) missing wayland qt module
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:41:38 -0400

Hello,

"bdju" <bdju <at> tilde.team> writes:

> I am running Guix System with Sway
> guix (GNU Guix) 33a80e111096b05af3d60576dfcb2d67099dc60e
>
> Running `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland pcmanfm-qt` results in failure to
> launch and the following errors:
>
> ```
> 21:50:38.413|qt.qpa.plugin|W|Could not find the Qt platform plugin "wayland" in ""
> 21:50:38.413|default|F|This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
>
> Available platform plugins are: eglfs, linuxfb, minimal, minimalegl, offscreen, vnc, xcb.
>
> zsh: abort      QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland pcmanfm-qt

I believe the modern manifestation of this problem was #57742, now fixed
on the staging branch (see commit e4ef2db8fda85a469a6fc89bf3c46c9d7e8d44ea).

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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