Bug#780998: gnome-shell: When resizing remote X windows, the client content isn't changed (no notification to client?)

Christian Holm Christensen cholm at nbi.dk
Sun Mar 22 23:34:15 UTC 2015


Package: gnome-shell
Version: 3.14.2-3+b1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

   * What led up to the situation?

Log in to some remote host with SSH - enabling X forwarding, the start a remote
client - say, xterm, gnome-terminal, emacs(24).  Grab a corner of the X window
and resize the window (larger or smaller)

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

I tried both types of forwarding of X (-X and -Y)

   * What was the outcome of this action?

The content of the client window isn't resized propely in response to the X
window result - e.g., in XTerm, lines are cut off, in Emacs, there the new
space is left black, etc.

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

I'd expect the client content to follow the new size of the X window.

Note, while it fails as outlined above for Emacs24, it still works for Emacs23.
So I did:

  ldd /usr/bin/emacs23 | sort -u | sed 's/([0-9a-fx]*)//' > e23
  ldd /usr/bin/emacs24 | sort -u | sed 's/([0-9a-fx]*)//' > e24
  diff -u -w e23 e24

and got:

--- Start diff ---
--- e23 2015-03-23 00:29:10.741510030 +0100
+++ e24 2015-03-23 00:29:10.769510282 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
+       libacl.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libacl.so.1
        libasound.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasound.so.2
        libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-1.0.so.0
+       libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-
bridge-2.0.so.0
+       libatspi.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatspi.so.0
+       libattr.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libattr.so.1
+       libbz2.so.1.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbz2.so.1.0
+       libcairo-gobject.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo-
gobject.so.2
        libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2
        libcroco-0.6.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcroco-0.6.so.3
        libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
@@ -10,35 +16,45 @@
        libdl.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2
        libexpat.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexpat.so.1
        libffi.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.6
+       libfftw3.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfftw3.so.3
        libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1
        libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so.6
        libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1
        libgconf-2.so.4 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgconf-2.so.4
+       libgdk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0
        libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-
gnu/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0
-       libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
        libgif.so.4 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgif.so.4
        libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
        libglib-2.0.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
        libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmodule-2.0.so.0
+       libgmp.so.10 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmp.so.10
+       libgnutls-deb0.so.28 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnutls-deb0.so.28
        libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
+       libgomp.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgomp.so.1
        libgpm.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpm.so.2
        libgraphite2.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgraphite2.so.3
        libgthread-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgthread-2.0.so.0
-       libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
+       libgtk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
        libharfbuzz.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libharfbuzz.so.0
+       libhogweed.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhogweed.so.2
        libICE.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libICE.so.6
        libicudata.so.52 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicudata.so.52
        libicui18n.so.52 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicui18n.so.52
        libicuuc.so.52 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicuuc.so.52
        libjbig.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjbig.so.0
        libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.62
-       libjpeg.so.8 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.8
+       liblcms2.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblcms2.so.2
+       liblqr-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblqr-1.so.0
+       libltdl.so.7 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libltdl.so.7
        liblzma.so.5 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblzma.so.5
        libm17n-core.so.0 => /usr/lib/libm17n-core.so.0
        libm17n-flt.so.0 => /usr/lib/libm17n-flt.so.0
+       libMagickCore-6.Q16.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-
gnu/libMagickCore-6.Q16.so.2
+       libMagickWand-6.Q16.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-
gnu/libMagickWand-6.Q16.so.2
        libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6
-       libncurses.so.5 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libncurses.so.5
+       libnettle.so.4 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnettle.so.4
        libotf.so.0 => /usr/lib/libotf.so.0
+       libp11-kit.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libp11-kit.so.0
        libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpango-1.0.so.0
        libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-
gnu/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0
        libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0
@@ -52,10 +68,13 @@
        libselinux.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1
        libSM.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSM.so.6
        libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
+       libtasn1.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtasn1.so.6
        libthai.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthai.so.0
        libtiff.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtiff.so.5
        libtinfo.so.5 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtinfo.so.5
        libuuid.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuuid.so.1
+       libwayland-client.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwayland-
client.so.0
+       libwayland-cursor.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwayland-
cursor.so.0
        libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6
        libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXau.so.6
        libxcb-render.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb-render.so.0
@@ -70,6 +89,7 @@
        libXft.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXft.so.2
        libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXinerama.so.1
        libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXi.so.6
+       libxkbcommon.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxkbcommon.so.0
        libxml2.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxml2.so.2
        libXpm.so.4 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXpm.so.4
        libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXrandr.so.2
--- End diff ---

I realize this may not be a bug in gnome-shell, but probably much deeper - I
just have no idea where to look.

Yours,

Christian



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii  dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-back  0.22.0-1
ii  evolution-data-server                    3.12.9~git20141128.5242b0-2+deb8u1
ii  gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0               0.6.37-3+b1
ii  gir1.2-atspi-2.0                         2.14.0-1
ii  gir1.2-caribou-1.0                       0.4.15-1
ii  gir1.2-clutter-1.0                       1.20.0-1
ii  gir1.2-freedesktop                       1.42.0-2.2
ii  gir1.2-gcr-3                             3.14.0-2
ii  gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0                 3.14.1-1
ii  gir1.2-gdm3                              3.14.1-6
ii  gir1.2-gkbd-3.0                          3.6.0-1
ii  gir1.2-glib-2.0                          1.42.0-2.2
ii  gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0                3.14.0-2
ii  gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0                  3.14.1-1
ii  gir1.2-gtk-3.0                           3.14.5-1
ii  gir1.2-ibus-1.0                          1.5.9-1
ii  gir1.2-mutter-3.0                        3.14.2-1
ii  gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0                0.9.10.0-6
ii  gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0                         0.9.10.0-2
ii  gir1.2-pango-1.0                         1.36.8-3
ii  gir1.2-polkit-1.0                        0.105-8
ii  gir1.2-soup-2.4                          2.48.0-1
ii  gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12                0.24.1-1
ii  gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2               0.8.1-1
ii  gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0                    0.99.1-3.1
ii  gjs                                      1.42.0-1
ii  gnome-backgrounds                        3.14.1-1
ii  gnome-icon-theme-symbolic                3.12.0-1
ii  gnome-settings-daemon                    3.14.2-2
ii  gnome-shell-common                       3.14.2-3
ii  gnome-themes-standard                    3.14.2.2-1
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas                3.14.1-1
ii  libatk-bridge2.0-0                       2.14.0-2
ii  libatk1.0-0                              2.14.0-1
ii  libc6                                    2.19-15
ii  libcairo2                                1.14.0-2.1
ii  libcanberra-gtk3-0                       0.30-2.1
ii  libcanberra0                             0.30-2.1
ii  libclutter-1.0-0                         1.20.0-1
ii  libcogl-pango20                          1.18.2-3
ii  libcogl20                                1.18.2-3
ii  libcroco3                                0.6.8-3+b1
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2                         0.102-1
ii  libecal-1.2-16                           3.12.9~git20141128.5242b0-2+deb8u1
ii  libedataserver-1.2-18                    3.12.9~git20141128.5242b0-2+deb8u1
ii  libgcr-base-3-1                          3.14.0-2
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0                       2.31.1-2+b1
ii  libgirepository-1.0-1                    1.42.0-2.2
ii  libgjs0e [libgjs0-libmozjs-24-0]         1.42.0-1
ii  libglib2.0-0                             2.42.1-1
ii  libgstreamer1.0-0                        1.4.4-2
ii  libgtk-3-0                               3.14.5-1
ii  libical1a                                1.0-1.3
ii  libjson-glib-1.0-0                       1.0.2-1
ii  libmozjs-24-0                            24.2.0-2
ii  libmutter0e                              3.14.2-1
ii  libnm-glib4                              0.9.10.0-6
ii  libnm-util2                              0.9.10.0-6
ii  libpango-1.0-0                           1.36.8-3
ii  libpangocairo-1.0-0                      1.36.8-3
ii  libpolkit-agent-1-0                      0.105-8
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0                    0.105-8
ii  libpulse-mainloop-glib0                  5.0-13
ii  libpulse0                                5.0-13
ii  libsecret-1-0                            0.18-1+b1
ii  libstartup-notification0                 0.12-4
ii  libsystemd0                              215-12
ii  libtelepathy-glib0                       0.24.1-1
ii  libx11-6                                 2:1.6.2-3
ii  libxfixes3                               1:5.0.1-2+b2
ii  mutter                                   3.14.2-1
ii  python                                   2.7.8-4
ii  telepathy-mission-control-5              1:5.16.3-1

Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
ii  gdm3                  3.14.1-6
ii  gkbd-capplet          3.6.0-1
ii  gnome-contacts        3.14.1-1
ii  gnome-control-center  1:3.14.2-3
ii  gnome-user-guide      3.14.1-1
ii  unzip                 6.0-16

gnome-shell suggests no packages.

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