[bt-devel] Bibletime main scripture window not updating after upgrade to Debian Buster

John A. Sullivan III jsullivan at opensourcedevel.com
Wed Aug 21 08:27:48 MST 2019 

On Tue, 2019-08-20 at 20:00 -0700, Gary Holmlund wrote:
> On 8/20/19 7:33 PM, Gary Holmlund wrote:
> > On Tue, 2019-08-20 at 21:07 -0400, John A. Sullivan III wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 2019-08-19 at 19:41 -0700, Gary Holmlund wrote:
> > > > > On 8/19/19 6:17 PM, John A. Sullivan III wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, 2019-08-19 at 08:01 -0700, Gary Holmlund wrote:
> > > > > > > John,
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I have been trying to reproduce your issues, but so far I
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > seen
> > > > > > > them. I am using a clean install of Buster and using
> > > > > > > BibleTime
> > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > repository.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Gary Holmlund
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On 8/18/19 6:53 PM, John A. Sullivan III wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hello, all.  I've just upgraded from Debian Stretch (9)
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > Buster
> > > > > > > > (10)
> > > > > > > > and have rebooted.  I'm running Bibletime from the
> > > > > > > > repository
> > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > version 2.11.2, SWORD 1.8.1, QT 5.11.3.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I haven't yet isolated the exact sequence but the main
> > > > > > > > scripture
> > > > > > > > window
> > > > > > > > frequently stops updating.  If I change the verse by
> > > > > > > > either
> > > > > > > > typing
> > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > or using the chapter or verse arrows, I can see the
> > > > > > > > synchronized
> > > > > > > > other
> > > > > > > > works changing but the main window does not.  Even if I
> > > > > > > > click
> > > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > individual verses in the Bible window, I see the
> > > > > > > > synchronized
> > > > > > > > works
> > > > > > > > change after a moment but the Bible window does not.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I also noticed that when arrowing through the verse
> > > > > > > > chapters,
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > main
> > > > > > > > windows displays verse 0 and shows the last verse of
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > previous
> > > > > > > > chapter.  So, for example, if I am in Ps 2:7 and click
> > > > > > > > the up
> > > > > > > > arrow
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > go to Psalm 1, it shows Psalm 1:0 and the last verse of
> > > > > > > > Job
> > > > > > > > (when
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > Bible window is not frozen!).
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Thanks - John
> > > > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > > > bt-devel mailing list
> > > > > > > bt-devel at crosswire.org
> > > > > > > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/bt-devel
> > > > > > Hi, Gary.  I did a forced reinstallation and the verse 0
> > > > > > problem
> > > > > > has
> > > > > > gone away but the frozen window has not.  I simplified to a
> > > > > > single
> > > > > > Bible window using KJV.  I am able to reproduce it
> > > > > > regularly by
> > > > > > changing the chapter by clicking on the previous or next
> > > > > > chapter
> > > > > > scroll
> > > > > > arrows (that works) and then clicking on an individual
> > > > > > verse in
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > window (I display verse numbers).  The clicked on verse
> > > > > > does not
> > > > > > become
> > > > > > active and thereafter the window is frozen.  The associated
> > > > > > works
> > > > > > change and the text box for the Bible window changes but
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > window
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > frozen.  Hopefully I can figure out a work around before
> > > > > > our next
> > > > > > public study this Thursday as I usually project this screen
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > study.  Thanks - John
> > > > > John,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I still cannot reproduce this.
> > > > > 
> > > > > It seems likely the issue relates to Qt's WebEngine and
> > > > > probably
> > > > > 
> > > > > to the Debian 9 to 10 update. I would do a forced reinstall
> > > > > on
> > > > > 
> > > > > these Qt packages.
> > > > > 
> > > > > libqt5webchannel5
> > > > > libqt5webengine-data
> > > > > libqt5webengine5
> > > > > libqt5webenginecore5
> > > > > libqt5webenginewidgets5
> > > > > 
> > > > > Gary
> > > > > 
> > > > Hi, Gary.  I did the forced reinstall and rebooted.  Alas, it
> > > > is
> > > > still
> > > > mostly the same.  I find it locks as soon as I click on a verse
> > > > number.
> > > > If I toggle the display verse numbers on and off, the screen
> > > > remains
> > > > frozen but, every once in a while will jump alive until the
> > > > next time
> > > > I
> > > > click on a verse number.
> > > > 
> > > > It does not appear to be time related, i.e., if I let it sit
> > > > for a
> > > > long
> > > > time, it does not unlock.  It may be related to the number of
> > > > toggles
> > > > but I've not been able to firmly establish that.  I don't know
> > > > if it
> > > > somehow has to absorb a mouse click event.  Whatever it is, I
> > > > still
> > > > see
> > > > the same behavior.
> > > > 
> > > > Any further suggestions? Thanks - John
> > > I can add that minimizing and restoring the window does not
> > > unfreeze it
> > > so it is not just a matter of painting I suppose.  Thanks - John
> > 
> > You can run debug mode in BibleTime and post the log.
> > 
> > bibletime --debug >log 2>&1
> > 
> > Gary
> > 
> > 
> I found a suggestion in a Qt bug report. In a terminal window do
> this:
> 
> export QT_QUICK_BACKEND=software
> 
> bibletime
> 
> 
> Gary
> 
Hi, Gary.  Here is the command line output:

jasiii at jasiiiyoga:~$ export QT_QUICK_BACKEND=software
jasiii at jasiiiyoga:~$ bibletime
[2012:2032:0821/112201.358590:ERROR:nss_util.cc(727)] After loading Root Certs, loaded==false: NSS error code: -8018

Here is the log output doing the same thing but with debug enabled as recommended:

LOOKING UP LOCALE DIRECTORY...
Checking for provided SWConfig("sword.conf")...
Checking working directory for sword.conf...
Checking working directory for mods.conf...
Checking working directory for mods.d...
Checking working directory ../library/ for mods.d...
Checking $SWORD_PATH...
Parsing /etc/sword.conf:/usr/local/etc/sword.conf...
Checking for /etc/sword.conf...
found.
Overriding any systemwide sword.conf with one found in users home directory (/home/jasiii/.sword/sword.conf)
Checking $ALLUSERSPROFILE/Application Data/sword/...
Checking $HOME/Library/Application Support/Sword/...
found (/home/jasiii/).
Checking /home/jasiii/ for mods.d...
Checking home directory for ~/.sword...
  Checking for /home/jasiii/.sword/mods.conf...
  Checking for /home/jasiii/.sword/mods.d...
found.
LOOKING UP LOCALE DIRECTORY COMPLETE.
LOOKING UP MODULE CONFIGURATION...
Checking for provided SWConfig("sword.conf")...
Checking working directory for sword.conf...
Checking working directory for mods.conf...
Checking working directory for mods.d...
Checking working directory ../library/ for mods.d...
Checking $SWORD_PATH...
Parsing /etc/sword.conf:/usr/local/etc/sword.conf...
Checking for /etc/sword.conf...
found.
Overriding any systemwide sword.conf with one found in users home directory (/home/jasiii/.sword/sword.conf)
Checking $ALLUSERSPROFILE/Application Data/sword/...
Checking $HOME/Library/Application Support/Sword/...
found (/home/jasiii/).
Checking /home/jasiii/ for mods.d...
Checking home directory for ~/.sword...
  Checking for /home/jasiii/.sword/mods.conf...
  Checking for /home/jasiii/.sword/mods.d...
found.
LOOKING UP MODULE CONFIGURATION COMPLETE.
[2779:2799:0821/112437.892971:ERROR:nss_util.cc(727)] After loading Root Certs, loaded==false: NSS error code: -8018


Does this provide any clue? Thanks - John
-- 
John A. Sullivan III

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