Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] gtk4: upgrade 4.22.5 -> 4.24.0

["Mathieu Dubois-Briand" <mathieu.dubois-briand@bootlin.com>]

On Thu Oct 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM CEST, Ross Burton via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> Hightlights from the upstream release notes:
>
> * GtkSvgWidget is a widget to display SVG, with some support for
>   interactive aspects of SVG
>
> * Wayland:
>  - Version 3.2 of the text protocol is supported
>  - xdg-session-management-v1 is used
>
> * GSK:
>  - A number of 10bit image formats are supported
>  - We are now using clip masks to reduce the number of offscreens
>
> * The gtk4-encode-symbolic tool for producing symbolic png icons has
>   been dropped.
>
> * Snapping: GTK can now snap contents to device pixel boundaries,
>   for better control of rendering with fractional scales
>
> * GTK now respects the reduced motion setting in various places
>   and avoids animations (GtkSpinner, GtkStack, GtkRevealer)
>
> * New GtkShortcutTrigger functions it easier to handle synonymous
>   keys (in particular keypad keys).
>
> * Type-to-search (in particular interaction with input methods)
>   has been redone, switching from a "pull" to a "push" approach.
>
> * The first part of ongoing frameclock work has landed, improving
>   our ability to deliver frames on time
>
> * GTK supports the ext-background-effect Wayland protocol to allow
>   blurred background behind windows
>
> * The visible focus timeout can be changed with the new
>   gtk-keyboard-focus-visible-timeout setting
>
> * The GDK frameclock has been reworked to improve precision and reduce
>   frame drops
>
> Add a hook to rewrite the content of the meson-generated unity sources,
> as these contain absolute build paths.  Manipulate the file during the
> packaging process so that the actual build tree isn't altered, meaning
> rebuilds are not affected.
>
> Based on work by Markus Volk <f_l_k@t-online.de>.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@arm.com>
> ---

Hi Ross,

We might have some reproducibility issue here:

https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/valkyrie/#/builders/37/builds/5098
https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/repro-fail/oe-reproducible-20261001-l7m_wa7_/packages/diff-html/

Thanks,
Mathieu

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Mathieu Dubois-Briand, Bootlin
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