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tos

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compiz 0.8.18 doesn't start after the latest archlinux-update

Hello,
since the latest update (Linux al 6.6.2-arch1-1) compiz 0.8.18 does not start anymore. I get the following error message:

compiz --replace ccp
Entity: line 1: parser error : Extra content at the end of the document
name="force_independent_output_painting" type="bool"/></screen></core></compiz>
                                                                               ^
compiz (core) - Warn: Unable to parse XML metadata

I tried to remove the "force_independent_output_painting" block in /usr/share/compiz/core.xml, but I still get the same error message. Who can help me track down the relevant xml file.

Many thanks in advance
Thomas

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max kaspar

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Re: compiz 0.8.18 doesn't start after the latest archlinux-update

Downgrade to the previous version of libxml. The new version broke compiz-core. There is already update on compiz gitlab for the new libxml.

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Re: compiz 0.8.18 doesn't start after the latest archlinux-update

Mod note: moving to AUR Issues.

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tos

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Re: compiz 0.8.18 doesn't start after the latest archlinux-update

Many thanks Max,
the downgrade of libxml2 has helped for now. Can you possibly specify the libxml update in compiz gitlab?
Greetings Thomas

loqs

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Re: compiz 0.8.18 doesn't start after the latest archlinux-update

Is the issue still present in  libxml2-2.12.1-1 currently in core-testing?  If not is there an upstream bug report for the issue?

Last edited by loqs (2023-11-23 23:07:04)

tos

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Re: compiz 0.8.18 doesn't start after the latest archlinux-update

... also with libxml2-2.12.1-1 the firstly mentioned error remains ...

max kaspar

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Re: compiz 0.8.18 doesn't start after the latest archlinux-update

https://gitlab.com/compiz/compiz-core/- … quests/175. Not merged yet.