Bug#1014923: riseup-vpn: GUI seems stalled, no icon shown.

[Dimitris T.]

Package: riseup-vpn
Version: 0.21.11+ds-3
Severity: minor

Hey,

first, i want to thank you for packaging riseup-vpn :)
much appreciated!!
---

i seem to be having exactly the same symptoms as described in this gentoo post :
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8714468.html

using lxpanel (w/ openbox), no icon is shown - just a blank place on screen where i can right click for options.
GUI seems "stuck" as continuously loading (but terminal/vpn seems connected...)
and there's this qml message on console :

qrc:/components/Splash.qml:155: Error: Invalid write to global property "testEn"

console output :

$ riseup-vpn --start-vpn on
qml: flavor: riseup-vpn
QSystemTrayIcon::setVisible: No Icon set
2022/07/14 16:53:15 -start-vpn should be 'on' or 'off'
2022/07/14 16:53:15 Client expects anon auth
2022/07/14 16:53:15 Checking for updates...
2022/07/14 16:53:16 Fetching MOTD for riseup.net
qml: delay...
2022/07/14 16:53:18 There are 1 pending messages
2022/07/14 16:53:18 firewall stop
2022/07/14 16:53:18 Getting certificate...
2022/07/14 16:53:18 Fetching gateways...
2022/07/14 16:53:18 Fetching certificate to /tmp/leap-1588501668/openvpn.pem
2022/07/14 16:53:20 DEBUG We have a valid cert: /tmp/leap-1588501668/openvpn.pem
2022/07/14 16:53:20 Got sorted gateways: [vpn14-par.riseup.net vpn08-par.riseup.net vpn07-par.riseup.net vpn11-par.riseup.net vpn03-par.riseup.net vpn05-par.riseup.net vpn06-ams.riseup.net vpn04-ams.riseup.net vpn13-ams.riseup.net vpn18-mtl.riseup.net vpn10-mtl.riseup.net vpn12-nyc.riseup.net vpn09-mia.riseup.net vpn17-mia.riseup.net vpn16-sea.riseup.net vpn15-sea.riseup.net]
2022/07/14 16:53:21 Got sorted gateways: [vpn08-par.riseup.net vpn07-par.riseup.net vpn05-par.riseup.net vpn03-par.riseup.net vpn14-par.riseup.net vpn11-par.riseup.net vpn04-ams.riseup.net vpn06-ams.riseup.net vpn13-ams.riseup.net vpn18-mtl.riseup.net vpn10-mtl.riseup.net vpn12-nyc.riseup.net vpn09-mia.riseup.net vpn17-mia.riseup.net vpn15-sea.riseup.net vpn16-sea.riseup.net]
2022/07/14 16:53:21 args passed to bitmask-root: [--tun-ipv6 --float --auth SHA1 --cipher AES-128-CBC --keepalive 10 30 --tls-cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA]
2022/07/14 16:53:21 firewall start
2022/07/14 16:53:21 openvpn start: [--tun-ipv6 --float --auth SHA1 --cipher AES-128-CBC --keepalive 10 30 --tls-cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA --remote 51.15.187.53 80 tcp4 --remote 51.15.187.53 1194 tcp4 --remote 163.172.90.118 80 tcp4 --remote 163.172.90.118 1194 tcp4 --remote 195.154.106.118 80 tcp4 --remote 195.154.106.118 1194 tcp4 --verb 3 --management-client --management 127.0.0.1 6061 --ca /tmp/leap-1588501668/cacert.pem --cert /tmp/leap-1588501668/openvpn.pem --key /tmp/leap-1588501668/openvpn.pem --persist-tun --float]
2022/07/14 16:53:21 New connection into the management
2022/07/14 16:53:21 Event: INFO: OpenVPN Management Interface Version 3 -- type 'help' for more info
2022/07/14 16:53:21 Event: AUTH
qml: show motd
qml: configured locale: el
qml: platform: linux
qrc:/components/Splash.qml:155: Error: Invalid write to global property "testEn"
2022/07/14 16:53:23 Event: GET_CONFIG
2022/07/14 16:53:23 Event: ASSIGN_IP: 10.41.0.118
2022/07/14 16:53:23 Event: CONNECTED: 51.15.187.53
2022/07/14 16:53:23 Connected to gateway: vpn08-par.riseup.net


screenshot : https://share.riseup.net/#vR_qf95LpaIev2eWqrnavg


thanks in advance,
d.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 5.18.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND
Locale: LANG=el_GR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=el_GR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: runit (via /run/runit.stopit)

Versions of packages riseup-vpn depends on:
ii libc6 2.33-8
ii libgcc-s1 12.1.0-5
ii libqt5core5a 5.15.4+dfsg-4
ii libqt5gui5 5.15.4+dfsg-4
ii libqt5qml5 5.15.4+dfsg-4
ii libqt5widgets5 5.15.4+dfsg-4
ii libstdc++6 12.1.0-5
ii lxpolkit [polkit-1-auth-agent] 0.5.5-2+b1
ii openvpn 2.6.0~git20220518+dco-1devuan1
ii policykit-1-gnome [polkit-1-auth-agent] 0.105-7+b1
ii python3 3.10.4-1+b1
ii qml-module-qt-labs-platform 5.15.4+dfsg-2
ii qml-module-qtquick-controls2 5.15.4+dfsg-2
ii qml-module-qtquick-dialogs 5.15.4-2
ii qml-module-qtquick-extras 5.15.4-2
ii qml-module-qtquick2 5.15.4+dfsg-4

riseup-vpn recommends no packages.

riseup-vpn suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

[Nilesh Patra]

Hi Dimitris,

On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:14:48 +0300 "Dimitris T." <dimi...@stinpriza.org> wrote:
> first, i want to thank you for packaging riseup-vpn :)
> much appreciated!!

Thank you, means a lot!

> i seem to be having exactly the same symptoms as described in this gentoo post :
> https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8714468.html

I am not acquianted with the gentoo ebuild system so I am not sure what the
workaround is that they implemented. I took a diff between original and workaround, and this
is the only noticeable difference I observe:

-inherit desktop python-single-r1 docs go-module virtualx toolchain-funcs xdg
+inherit desktop python-single-r1 docs go-module qmake-utils toolchain-funcs virtualx xdg

Seems some missing dep? Would you have some idea?

> using lxpanel (w/ openbox), no icon is shown - just a blank place on screen where i can right click for options.
> GUI seems "stuck" as continuously loading (but terminal/vpn seems connected...)

I tried on lxqt and i3wm both but somehow can't reproduce the said problem :/
There is a similar bug report upstream as well[1]
There is also a missing depend, as reported in this bug report[2]
and I am wondering if your problem could be related to that.

[1]: https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-vpn/-/issues/545
[2]: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1014742

> and there's this qml message on console :
>
> qrc:/components/Splash.qml:155: Error: Invalid write to global property "testEn"

Just now I uploaded abother revision "0.21.11+ds-4" for riseup-vpn, fixing other bugs
and it should be there in testing soonish. I even
added a .desktop file in this release so it shows up in menu and no longer has to be cli-only :)
Could you consider trying on latest updated testing/unstable system?

> screenshot : https://share.riseup.net/#vR_qf95LpaIev2eWqrnavg

PS: this link has expired

Thanks for your bug report and I look forward to hear from you soonish.

--
Best,
Nilesh

[Dimitris]

Hey,

sorry for the late reply, was away from base/laptop for some time..

Στις 3/8/22 10:40, ο/η Nilesh Patra έγραψε:

>> i seem to be having exactly the same symptoms as described in this gentoo post :
>> https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8714468.html
>
> I am not acquianted with the gentoo ebuild system so I am not sure what the
> workaround is that they implemented. I took a diff between original and workaround, and this
> is the only noticeable difference I observe:
>
> -inherit desktop python-single-r1 docs go-module virtualx toolchain-funcs xdg
> +inherit desktop python-single-r1 docs go-module qmake-utils toolchain-funcs virtualx xdg >
> Seems some missing dep? Would you have some idea?

no idea. not acquianted with any of those technologies, not even a
developer..

>
>> using lxpanel (w/ openbox), no icon is shown - just a blank place on screen where i can right click for options.
>> GUI seems "stuck" as continuously loading (but terminal/vpn seems connected...)
>
> I tried on lxqt and i3wm both but somehow can't reproduce the said problem :/
> There is a similar bug report upstream as well[1]
> There is also a missing depend, as reported in this bug report[2]
> and I am wondering if your problem could be related to that.
>
> [1]: https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-vpn/-/issues/545
> [2]: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1014742
>

no, this dependency was already installed, but symptoms and messages on
console remain the same :

--
$ riseup-vpn

qml: flavor: riseup-vpn
QSystemTrayIcon::setVisible: No Icon set

2022/09/01 10:09:10 Client expects anon auth
2022/09/01 10:09:10 Checking for updates...
2022/09/01 10:09:10 Fetching MOTD for riseup.net
qml: delay...
2022/09/01 10:09:12 There are 1 pending messages
2022/09/01 10:09:12 firewall stop
2022/09/01 10:09:12 Fetching gateways...

qml: show motd
qml: configured locale: el
qml: platform: linux

qrc:/components/Splash.qml:155: Error: Invalid write to global property
"testEn"

2022/09/01 10:09:14 Got sorted gateways: [vpn08-par.riseup.net
vpn05-par.riseup.net vpn07-par.riseup.net vpn03-par.riseup.net
vpn14-par.riseup.net vpn11-par.riseup.net vpn13-ams.riseup.net
vpn01-ams.riseup.net vpn04-ams.riseup.net vpn06-ams.riseup.net
vpn10-mtl.riseup.net vpn18-mtl.riseup.net vpn12-nyc.riseup.net
vpn09-mia.riseup.net vpn17-mia.riseup.net vpn15-sea.riseup.net
vpn16-sea.riseup.net]
--

about the missing icon could this be related to :
https://forum.qt.io/topic/133457/qsystemtrayicon-not-showing-on-certain-linux-distros

or
https://github.com/palinek/nm-tray/pull/56
??

hopefully one of those provides some hint, i don't have a single clue tbh.

>> and there's this qml message on console :
>>
>> qrc:/components/Splash.qml:155: Error: Invalid write to global property "testEn"
>
> Just now I uploaded abother revision "0.21.11+ds-4" for riseup-vpn, fixing other bugs
> and it should be there in testing soonish. I even
> added a .desktop file in this release so it shows up in menu and no longer has to be cli-only :)
> Could you consider trying on latest updated testing/unstable system?

i can see menu entry after updating package (using 0.21.11+ds1-1
currently), but everything else seems as before.. window seems "stuck"
at loading, and missing panel icon occupying space on panel, but not
appearing.

let me know, if i can send anymore info..

thanks,
d.

[Nilesh Patra]

Hi Dmitris,

I did a new upload "0.21.11+ds1-2" which should fix this -- this was
a minor problem in upstream code itself; this upload should appear in a few
hours.

I have marked this bug as fixed for now, but please reopen/tell me to reopen
if you still see the problem.

Could you please try if it works fine for you now?

Looking forward to hear from you.

--
Best,
Nilesh

[Dimitris]

Hey Nilesh,

thanks for the fast response + actions!
latest riseup-vpn works as expected, no issues!

thanks,
d.

Στις 4/9/22 20:46, ο/η Nilesh Patra έγραψε: