Arch Linux User Repository

You are free to report issues regarding the packaging here! Please read all the info of this message as they include quite some information.

Be aware that sometimes the package will fail to build because of outdated upstream and updated dependency, which will require me some time to test and solve the problem.

I do also have life stuff, packaging is a free-time activity.

I believe I have an issue that is Arch-related and not upstream related

I too found out only recently this way to debug the app (as of: 2021-06-13), which helps immensely.

Whenever reporting here or on the Github issues, please provide the output of the command:

popcorntime --enable-logging=stderr

In case you are forwarding the log to a file, as the log entries will end in stderr, remember to redirect stderr to stdout

popcorntime --enable-logging=stderr 2>&1 > my_output.log

Info regarding the package

1. The package uses the sources available at: https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop. I am aware of the different clones and branches; I do still believe that this code is acceptable (not affected itself from malware).

2. This package uses a custom NW.js build provided from the PopcornTime team; essentially, a custom compiled browser. While this won't affect you as it should be used only within the app, you are here informed that I have no power over this component.

3. The above point stands as the official NW.js Chromium source lacks multiple modern codecs, such as AC3 and HEVC (H.265).

4. Earlier this package used the official nw.js toolchain provided available at https://dl.nwjs.io/ and the prebuilt FFmpeg library with additional codecs available at https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/ . This was because the nw.js toolchain provided by the PopcornTime team can not be proven as non-malware easily. However, due to point 3, this approach was reverted. You are free to use an older PKGBUILD with the appropriate variable updates to re-enable this, however you will miss support for recent codecs.

5. In addition, the PKGBUILD won't point to the Git release reference but will also include important commits, for e.g. security reasons or providers changes.

0.3.10-12 no sound with butter. when running vlc slow/no download

I have no sound on 0.3.10-12

0.3.10-12 running without issues for me! :)

@gerardo-junior I can't reproduce such an issue; I tried removing my configuratio but PopcornTime started properly.

@everyone sorry for the multiple updates, but seems that nw.js 0.32.x and its FFmpeg library does not work at all (tested all the versions from 0.32.0 to 0.32.5 but none worked). So, back to old-and-working 0.31.5

popcorntime never starts playing anything (not with butter or vlc); doesnt matter how far the download is (even if complete). I have a build saved with pkgver=9 that works fine, but its prolly caused by some nodejs package update or the 0.32 ffmpeg update (pkgver=9 is build with 0.31).

Opens normally but crashes when I select to play a movie: [11065:11065:0904/212829.286590:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(380)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process.

Still stopped in "init Database .." @ItachiSan

@gerardo-junior should be fixed now.

stoped load on start, and no log error with font's

@everyone the issue is caused from my local environment as it is shared between Windows and Linux, so whenever the issue is spotted I need to fix it (AKA dos2unix).