Pango-ERROR: Harfbuzz version too old

[lyndalopez544]

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Issue Details

Some Electron-based apps raise this crash dump when run(e.g. sciencefair):

(sciencefair:44491): Pango-ERROR **: 12:51:35.888: Harfbuzz version too old (1.4.2)
Trace/breakpoint trap

Running on Debian 12 unstable with experimental repos

Other examples of electron apps having the same issue;

• WebTorrent Desktop

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• Original issue: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/issues/428

[sofianguy]

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[unixall]

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Issue Details

`./ToastWallet-3.0.0-x86_64.AppImage

(toastwallet:2926): Pango-ERROR **: 19:08:53.553: Harfbuzz version too old (1.3.1)

Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)`

• Electron Version:

  • electron: 1.6.2
  • electron-builder: 19.19.1

• Operating System:

  • Archlinux x64

Expected Behavior

Actual Behavior

Electron fails to start

To Reproduce

https://github.com/ToastWallet/core

https://github.com/ToastWallet/build-scripts/tree/master/linux

Screenshots

Additional Information

Needs to be rebuilt against an updated version of Harfbuzz

[HugoKlepsch]

I also have this issue, but with StarUML, another electron app.

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Issue Details

staruml

(staruml:15789): Pango-ERROR **: 22:15:15.458: Harfbuzz version too old (1.4.2)

Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)

Electron Version:
    electron: ?
    electron-builder: ?

Operating System:
    Archlinux x64

Expected Behavior

App starts

Actual Behavior

Electron fails to start
To Reproduce

https://sourceforge.net/p/staruml/code/HEAD/tree/

Additional Information

• Pango thread tracking down the issue: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/issues/410

• Needs to be rebuilt against an updated version of Harfbuzz

[unixall]

@sofianguy Can we update the label?

[sofianguy]

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The version of Electron you reported this on has been superseded by newer releases.

If you're still experiencing this issue in Electron v4.2.x or later, please add a comment specifying the version you're testing with and any other new information that a maintainer trying to reproduce the issue should know.

I'm setting the blocked/need-info label for the above reasons. This issue will be closed 7 days from now if there is no response.

Thanks in advance! Your help is appreciated.

[darthdeus]

Any chance for a workaround for this issue? I'm running into the same problem, but with an external app I can't modify easily that uses electron 1.8.2.

[lyndalopez544]

The only solution is to ask the developers to update to the latest version of electron, that's all.

[lorenzleutgeb]

I am getting the same error for an application, where I neither have access to the source code, nor are the developers going to update. Therefore I'd like to ask for possible workarounds.

My first idea would be to package the app inside a container which would be built to include the correct version of whatever dependency. In order to do that I'd like to ask for some sort of compatibility matrix: Which version of Electron is compatible with which version of Harfbuzz/Pango/...?

[morpheusthewhite]

A quick workaround is to downgrade pango to an older version, like 1.43

[ZellNoX]

Hi, I have this issue
Pango-ERROR **: 21:28:53.345: Harfbuzz version too old (1.3.1)
Trace/breakpoint trap
any help ?
thanks

[tafaust]

I have the same issue running ArchLinux.

harfbuzz-2.6.2-1-x86_64
electron@latest

$ uname -r
5.6.8-arch1-1

[chronotech-dev]

The only solution is to ask the developers to update to the latest version of electron, that's all.

1.44.7 is the only version available on Ubuntu 20 :(
How can i downgrade safely pango ?

$ sudo apt policy libpango-1.0-0
libpango-1.0-0:
  Installé : 1.44.7-2ubuntu4
  Candidat : 1.44.7-2ubuntu4
 Table de version :
 *** 1.44.7-2ubuntu4 500
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[vdegenne]

The only solution is to ask the developers to update to the latest version of electron, that's all.

Have you ever heard about backward compatibility ?

[Wirone]

@chronotechdev I have this issue with Zimbra Desktop which is starting and running, but window disappears when I use shortcuts like mu or alt+tab (process still works and I have to kill it). Today my password expired and I can't reconfigure account because when I hit backspace or arrows on password field window disappears too. Really annoying.... 😫

[mrfricks]

for a workaround create a new folder & copy libharfbuzz & libpango from bionic beaver to it (note i put them in the electron app folder. 'chirp' in my case).
then create a script to launch your app.

#!/bin/sh
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/path/to/folder/with/oldlibs /path/to/app

[Crucizer]

Same problem when running wanna

Gtk-Message: 03:53:39.849: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"

(wanna:90765): Pango-ERROR **: 03:53:41.569: Harfbuzz version too old (1.4.2)

Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)

[ozoli]

Same issue with postman:
(postman:731524): Pango-ERROR **: 11:56:01.932: Harfbuzz version too old (1.3.1)

[mslinn]

SOLVED!

Atom on Ubuntu 20.04 died this way for me. I considered the following choices:

1. Try building Atom against the current version of Electron (life is too short for that!)
2. Downgrade Atom to an older version. (I don't to do that)
3. Install using apt from a repository that has a more current version. (This worked for me!)

$ wget -qO - https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
$ echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/any/ any main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/atom.list
$ sudo apt update
$ yes | sudo apt install atom

[cheese]

I found an application with the same problem on Fedora 33. My workaround is download an old version of Pango and use LD_LIBRARY_PATH to let the old one is chosen:

wget https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/23/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/p/pango-1.38.1-1.fc23.x86_64.rpm
mkdir pango-1.38.1-1.fc23.x86_64
cd pango-1.38.1-1.fc23.x86_64
rpm2cpio ../pango-1.38.1-1.fc23.x86_64.rpm |cpio -div
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/usr/lib64/ /usr/bin/SomeApp

[devmaster-terian]

Latest version of Sencha Architect for Linux has the same error.

~/sencha/Sencha Architect 4.2$ ./SenchaArchitect --disable-gpu

(SenchaArchitect:1655): Pango-ERROR **: 18:09:51.703: Harfbuzz version too old (1.3.1)

«trap» para punto de parada/seguimiento (`core' generado)

on Ubuntu Mate

NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

So, how can we solve it!?

[yaslam-dev]

Latest version of Ubuntu 20.04 Mate throw this error for an app built with Electron

Trello:124983): Pango-ERROR **: 00:48:04.892: Harfbuzz version too old (1.4.2) Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)

[Blackrucat]

A JavaScript error occurred in the main process
Uncaught Exception:
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/miau/.config/Cerebro/config.json'
at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:558:18)
at Object.module.(anonymous function) [as openSync] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:173:20)
at Object.fs.writeFileSync (fs.js:1233:33)
at Object.get (/opt/Cerebro/resources/app.asar/main.js:162:18)
at Object.module.exports.Object.defineProperty.value (/opt/Cerebro/resources/app.asar/main.js:642:24)
at webpack_require (/opt/Cerebro/resources/app.asar/main.js:21:30)
at /opt/Cerebro/resources/app.asar/main.js:64:18
at Object. (/opt/Cerebro/resources/app.asar/main.js:67:10)
at Object. (/opt/Cerebro/resources/app.asar/main.js:3738:3)
at Module._compile (module.js:571:32)

(cerebro:362424): Pango-ERROR **: 14:08:58.102: Harfbuzz version too old (1.3.1)

Trace/breakpoint trap (imagem do núcleo gravada)

[avenmia]

I came across this issue by following this outdated cesium/electron tutorial.

https://cesium.com/blog/2016/04/04/an-introduction-to-cesium-desktop-apps-with-electron/

I'm running it in Ubuntu 20.04 in WSL.

I fixed the error by removing electron-prebuilt and electron-packager and replacing it with the latest version of electron.

[CompeyDev]

Attempted to modify an old nodejs installer in electron, got the same error

Pango-ERROR **: 16:41:55.044: Harfbuzz version too old (1.4.2)

(https://github.com/nodejs/installer is the repo btw)