<!-- Please read our Bug reporting guidelines before opening a bug: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bug_reporting_guidelines If you want to help catching more bugs upfront, consider joining the Arch Testing Team: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Testing_Team --> # Description: <!-- Describe the bug in full detail. --> When latest package `xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0-2` is installed the X-server will corrupt screen (terminal and menu mostly invisible). In /var/log/Xorg.0.log there is following error message: ``` (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so: undefined symbol: vgaHWGetIndex (EE) Failed to load module "vmware" (loader failed, 0) ``` When downgrading to previous release `xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0-1` - the vmware_drv.so loads properly and X-server works without problems - tested under VirtualBox with VMSVGA+3D emulation and by other users under VMware workstation - please see my post https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=294591 for details # Additional info: * package version(s): - `xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0-2` X-server reports error to Xorg.0.log + screen become corrupted - `xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0-1` works without problem. * config and/or log files: - following error is reported on X-server startup to /var/log/Xorg.0.log ``` [ 5.346] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so: undefined symbol: vgaHWGetIndex [ 5.346] (EE) Failed to load module "vmware" (loader failed, 0) ``` * link to upstream bug report, if any: - I created post on https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=294591 and waited until got feedback that more users are affected. # Steps to reproduce: <!-- Describe how to reproduce the bug step by step including the commands --> 1. Start X-Window under VMware SVGA emulation using any of: - VirtualBox 7.x configured with `VMSVGA` display - VMware Workstation (paid product) 2. When latest package `xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0-2` is used the X-server will report above error to Xorg.0.log and switch to `modeset` driver - that will cause various issue - corrupted screen etc... 3. Downgrading to previous version `xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0-1` will fix problem. Here is example diff from `inxi -G` that shows what changes on GPU configuration: ```diff < Display: server: X.org v: 1.21.1.12 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.5 driver: X: loaded: vmware < unloaded: modesetting,vesa dri: vmwgfx gpu: vmwgfx tty: 113x24 --- > Display: server: X.org v: 1.21.1.12 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.5 driver: X: loaded: modesetting > unloaded: vesa failed: vmware dri: vmwgfx gpu: vmwgfx tty: 113x24 ``` Where: - original version is from working - release-1 driver (notice `loaded: vmware` - as expected) - new version is from problematic - release-2 driver (notice `loaded: modesetting` - this fallback driver causes many rendering issues and makes X-Window basically unusable. Possible problem: - I have noticed following substitution in https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/xf86-video-vmware/-/commit/8cb228e3fbd29add560aa4dbbf962f7b18a575a1 ```shell export LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS/-Wl,,-z,now} ``` - notice that there are two commas (`,,` after `-Wl`). I think that it should be with single comma (at least that matches my `/etc/makepkg.conf`): ```shell export LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS/-Wl,-z,now} ``` Here is how `LDFLAGS` are set on my machine: ```shell $ pacman -Qo /etc/makepkg.conf /etc/makepkg.conf is owned by pacman 6.1.0-3 $ grep -A1 LDFLAGS /etc/makepkg.conf LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--sort-common -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now \ -Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs" ```