No window appears when running App.Simple application executable

[dimsuz]

I have created a standalone application based on GI.Gtk.Declarative.App.Simple. Its sources are copy paste of the Hello.hs example.

You can find the repository here.

I observe the following:

1. Trying to build and run it produces no window at all

$ stack build && stack exec amfora-hs
# No window, have to interrupt
^C^C
$

2. Trying to load it inside stack ghci and running main manually somehow does produce a window (greeting names cycle, all's working), but then there's another problem: when I click on x (close) button, the application hangs with x pressed down. In ghci I can see that main has returned, but window stays on screen

To be sure that all this is something related to gi-gtk-declarative, I tried to replace main contents with some simple hello-world window from haskell-gi samples and it does work both with stack exec and stack ghci: window is shown and closed.

I'm not sure why no window appears for the case 1., but as for window freeze I suspect that this might have to do with the fact that there's no listener to window #destroy event in App.Simple code, but I might be mistaken.

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Stack version: 1.9.3
Resolver: lts-13.2 (ghc version 8.6.3)
gi-gtk-declarative: 0.4.1
gi-gtk-declarative-app-simple: 0.4.0

[aristaeus]

Make sure you comple with -threaded.

@owickstrom this is definitely something which could be better documented.

[owickstrom]

For the first case, as @aristaeus says, you need to add the -threaded GHC option.

For the second, I think you're right about the missing destroy listener. See the examples on how it's done there, with a special event for window being closed, eventually leading to Exit.

[dimsuz]

The hint to use -threaded helped to fix the first issue, thank you!

As for the second one in my project I actually use the example copy-pasted from this repo and it does have the special event for window closing which you mention, as you can see here, but the issue is still there.

When I said that there's no listener for #destroy I've meant not the client code, but library code, this is the event used in haskell-gi example, but not emitted by App.Simple internally (not sure if needed, just an observation).

Did you try to run Hello example from stack ghci, does it close normally for you? I didn't try to compile this repo on my machine, will try soon. If this only happens in my sample-project repository, but not in gtk-gi-declarative repo, must be some local issue...

[owickstrom]

Oh, okay. Sorry I'm on vacation and I don't have a laptop. Let me try this with ghci next week, and I'll get back to you. Den ons 23 jan. 2019 19:14 skrev dimsuz <[email protected]>:

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The hint to use -threaded helped to fix the first issue, thank you! As for the second one in my project I actually use the example *copy-pasted* from this repo and it does have the special event for window closing which you mention, as you can see here <https://github.com/dimsuz/amfora-hs/blob/master/src/Main.hs#L26>, but the issue is still there. When I said that there's no listener for #destroy I've meant not the client code, but library code, this is the event used in haskell-gi example, but not emitted by App.Simple internally (not sure if needed, just an observation). Did you try to run Hello example from stack ghci, does it close normally for you? I didn't try to compile this repo on my machine, will try soon. If this only happens in my sample-project repository, but not in gtk-gi-declarative repo, must be some local issue... — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#38 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABZYCL99ym_Ck-5pqhNWBqjOvyw3IQeQks5vGLStgaJpZM4Z9U_N> .

[dimsuz]

Thanks, I'll report back if I find something interesting too. Have a good vacation! :)

[owickstrom]

OK, I can reproduce this in GHCi (and cabal v2-repl) locally on the Hello example. Haven't had time to dig into it yet, but I'll have a closer look this weekend hopefully.

[niteria]

I poked around a bit trying to fix the hang on exit in ghci and while I didn't fix it I discovered some things worth noting.

1. I have a workaround that makes the X button work again. Namely just replace True to False here: https://github.com/owickstrom/gi-gtk-declarative/blob/master/examples/AddBoxes.hs#L30. As I understand this lets the destroy signal propagate to the window. That makes me wonder if the topmost widget doesn't need to be explicitly destroyed.

2. The builder example from haskell-gi also hangs on exit in ghci: https://github.com/haskell-gi/haskell-gi/blob/master/examples/introductory/src/builder.hs Again, it seems that calling Gtk.mainQuit is not enough in ghci. Modifying the example to send a close signal to the window on button click made the example work for me.

3. The root cause is probably different, I suspect that some finalizers are not getting called or get called in a wrong thread. I base that on the investigation from Application hangs when using onWidgetDraw haskell-gi/haskell-gi#96, but that's only a weak suspicion.

My GHC version: 8.6.5

[mrkgnao]

I ran into the exact same problem and the s/True/False/ workaround worked for me as well 👍

[owickstrom]

Switching the propagation, if I'm not mistaken (it's been a while since I hacked on this), has the unfortunate effect of the special Exit event not being emitted. Maybe this would not matter for most applications, but I think a graceful shutdown mechanism should depend on the Exit event.

[owickstrom]

I've also confirmed it hangs in GHCi for me. Can't say say for certain, but I think it has worked before (maybe an older GHCi or haskell-gi package version).