[BUG] Image logo not displayed

[philikarus]

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Description

Image logo not displayed correctly. I find this issue is probably due to missing cache files in ~/.cache/fastfetch/images. fastfetch v2.53 fails to create cache files under ~/.cache/fastfetch/images.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Remove any exisitng cache:
   rm -rf ~/.cache/fastfetch/images
2. Run:
   fastfetch --logo ~/example.png
3. Observe:
   no image appears and cache files under ~/.cache/fastfetch/images do not exist

Work around:
Run an older version of fastfetch (tested with v2.52), and those cache files will be successfully created. Then the latest version of fastfetch could show the image logo correctly.

Environment:

• OS: MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1
• Terminal: Ghostty 1.2.2
• Shell: Fish 4.1.2

Version used

fastfetch 2.53.0 (aarch64)

Bug prevalence

Always

Regression

Yes

Installation

Package manager

Package manager

brew

Screenshots

Configuration

{
  "$schema": "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/raw/dev/doc/json_schema.json",
  "logo": {
    "type": "auto",
    "source": "~/.config/fastfetch/logo/gruvbox.png",
    "height": 16,
    "padding": {
      "top": 2,
      "left": 3,
      "right": 3,
    },
    "position": "left",
  },
  "display": {
    "separator": " : ",
  },
  "modules": [
    {
      "type": "custom",
      "format": "╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮",
    },
    {
      "type": "os",
      "key": "   OS",
      "keyColor": "red",
    },
    {
      "type": "kernel",
      "key": "   Kernel",
      "keyColor": "red",
    },
    {
      "type": "packages",
      "key": "  󰏗 Packages",
      "keyColor": "green",
    },
    {
      "type": "display",
      "key": "  󰍹 Display",
      "format": "{1}x{2} @ {3}Hz [{6}]",
      "keyColor": "green",
    },
    {
      "type": "terminal",
      "key": "   Terminal",
      "keyColor": "yellow",
    },
    {
      "type": "shell",
      "key": "   Shell",
      "keyColor": "yellow",
    },
    {
      "type": "wm",
      "key": "  󱗃 WM",
      "keyColor": "yellow",
    },
    {
      "type": "custom",
      "format": "╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯",
    },
    "break",
    {
      "type": "title",
      "key": "  ",
      "format": "{6}{7}{8}",
    },
    {
      "type": "custom",
      "format": "╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮",
    },
    {
      "type": "cpu",
      "format": "{1} @ {7}",
      "key": "   CPU",
      "keyColor": "blue",
    },
    {
      "type": "gpu",
      "format": "{2} @ {12} [{6}]",
      "key": "  󰊴 GPU",
      "keyColor": "blue",
    },
    {
      "type": "memory",
      "key": "   Memory",
      "keyColor": "magenta",
    },
    {
      "type": "disk",
      "key": "   Disk",
      "folders": "/",
      "keyColor": "magenta",
      "format": "{1} / {2} ({3})",
    },
    {
      "type": "uptime",
      "key": "  󱫐 Uptime",
      "keyColor": "cyan",
    },
    {
      "type": "sound",
      "key": "   Sound",
      "keyColor": "cyan",
    },
    {
      "type": "custom",
      "format": "╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯",
    },
    {
      "type": "colors",
      "paddingLeft": 2,
      "symbol": "circle",
    },
    "break",
  ],
}

Image protocol

kitty

Terminal

ghostty

Image tried

Error message

No error message output

Features built-in

threads
vulkan
imagemagick7
chafa
zlib
sqlite3
System yyjson

[CarterLi]

Can't repo.

Will test it on mac tomorrow

[CarterLi]

Can't replicate on macOS. We didn't modify the image logo code in v2.53 either.

BTW, you should use kitty-direct protocol. It is much faster, doesn't use caches, has much less issues.

[philikarus]

I've built it from source on my Mac and everything works fine. So I guess it's an issue with the Homebrew formula. Could you help test if the brew installed version works? Thanks.

[CarterLi]

Yeah. I can reproduce the bug with homebrew version.

[8pxl]

somehow im running into the same bug with both the homebrew formula and with brew install fastfetch --build-from-source ?

[sangshuduo]

I encountered the same issue with the latest version 2.54.0. I found the image can't show on one of my Macs, but it worked with another Mac. They are running basically with the same macOS and the same version ghosty. The Mac that worked well is running with fastfetch 2.36.1. But after I upgraded it to the latest version with brew, the image does not show too.

[8pxl]

reopen this issue ?