My attempt to get my Macbook Pro M1 MAX with omarchy-mac

[SurreptitiousFabric]

🐧 Hyprland on Asahi Arch (Alarm) — Build & Runtime Report (Revised)

System

Component	Version / Info
Device	Apple Silicon (M-series)
Distro	Asahi Arch Minimal (Alarm)
Kernel	6.17.7-1-ARCH (SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC) (earlier tests on 6.16.8-asahi1-2)
Mesa	25.2.5-2 (generic upstream, no Asahi patches)
Hyprland	hyprland-git (AUR)
Service Manager	omarchy-seamless-login.service
Display Backend	wlroots (Wayland)
User	alarm

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1️⃣ Build-time Errors and Fixes

Error / Log	Root Cause	Resolution
candidate template ignored: could not match 'basic_string' against 'std::string_view'	GCC 14 missing C++23 string_view overloads	Switched to Clang 18 toolchain
no member named 'insert_range' in 'std::vector'	libstdc++ pre-C++23	Built with -std=c++23
#embed invalid preprocessing directive	GCC-only issue	Use CC=clang CXX=clang++
Permission denied: install_manifest.txt	sudo ninja install left root-owned files	sudo chown -R $USER src/hyprland/build
'json_t' is deprecated: glz::json_t is deprecated, use glz::generic instead	Glaze library update	Patched all glz::json_t → glz::generic
operator+ (string + string_view)	GCC too old	Rebuilt using Clang
A failure occurred in prepare() (missing patch)	makepkg -C wiped patch before prepare()	Inlined sed replacement into PKGBUILD

✅ Working PKGBUILD prepare() snippet

prepare() {
  # Replace deprecated glz::json_t type
  mapfile -t _pmfiles < <(find "$srcdir/hyprland" -type f -name 'PluginManager.cpp' 2>/dev/null || true)
  for _f in "${_pmfiles[@]}"; do
    sed -i 's/glz::json_t::array_t/glz::generic::array_t/g' "$_f"
  done

  cd "$_pkgsrc"
  git submodule init
  git config submodule.subprojects/udis86.url "$srcdir/udis86"
  git config submodule.subprojects/tracy.update none
  git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update
}

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2️⃣ Packaging & Pacman Issues

Error	Explanation	Fix
/usr/share/... exists in filesystem	Manual ninja install clashed with pacman database	Installed via pacman -U --overwrite="*"
A package has already been built. (use -f to overwrite)	Stale makepkg artifacts	makepkg -eCfsi
could not find hyprland-git-*.pkg.tar.zst	Built package stored elsewhere	Found under ~/.cache/yay/hyprland-git/
asahi-mesa not found	Not packaged for Asahi Alarm	Removed dependency; used system Mesa

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3️⃣ Repository & Mirror Problems

Symptom	Cause	Resolution
Could not resolve host: packages.asahilinux.org	Outdated mirror URLs	Switched to asahi-alarm repo
ping: Name or service not known	Missing DNS configuration	Recreated /etc/resolv.conf with Cloudflare/Google DNS
could not register 'asahi-alarm' database	Already present	Ignored safely

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4️⃣ Hyprland Runtime Failures (GPU / Mesa)

Mode	Outcome	Notes
Hardware (AGX / wlroots)	❌ Immediate compositor crash / black screen	Kernel AGX driver or Mesa/AGX mismatch
Software (pixman / headless)	⚠️ Did not reach a desktop; returned to TTY2	Renderer starts but compositor never spawns visible session
TTY console	✅ Stable text-only environment	Used for debugging and package builds

Logs

• Power-management error: apple-pmgr-pwrstate ... PS gfx: Failed to reach power
• No Hyprland output; session reverts to alarm login: prompt.

Result

• ❌ Hyprland never reached a graphical desktop in any mode
• ✅ System stable in TTY (text console)
• 🚫 AGX GPU driver and wlroots compositor remain incompatible on Asahi Arch

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5️⃣ Workarounds Tried

Attempt	Result
WLR_RENDERER=pixman	Process launches but exits; no GUI
WLR_RENDERER=pixman WLR_BACKENDS=headless	Same, returns to TTY
Disable Omarchy seamless-login service	✅ Prevents crash loops

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6️⃣ Root-Cause Summary

Layer	Issue	Status
Build System	Wrong compiler / C++ version	✅ Fixed
Glaze / JSON API	Deprecated type (glz::json_t)	✅ Patched
Packaging	Manual vs makepkg conflict	✅ Fixed
Repositories	Invalid Asahi mirrors	✅ Fixed
Kernel / Mesa / wlroots	AGX GPU driver crashes wlroots	🚧 Outstanding (upstream)
Systemd	Auto-login restart loop	✅ Fixed

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7️⃣ Final System State

Component	Status
Hyprland binary	✅ Builds with Clang
Graphical desktop	❌ Never reached (TTY only)
Renderer (pixman)	⚠️ Starts but no visible output
GPU driver (AGX)	❌ wlroots crash / kernel panic
Login flow	✅ Stable via TTY console
Next step	Await upstream wlroots + AGX driver updates

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8️⃣ Overall Summary

Even after a clean Clang build and Glaze patch, Hyprland never launched a graphical session on Asahi Arch (Alarm). Both hardware and software rendering modes fail, returning only to a TTY console.
The AGX GPU driver remains the most probable root cause — its wlroots integration is incomplete or broken with current kernels and Mesa.

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Tags

#asahi-linux #hyprland #wlroots #apple-silicon #agx-driver #mesa #clang #arch-arm64

you can tell of course, I used ChatGPT to help me.. on my iphone whilst I spent more than a fair few hours trying to undertstand what wasn't working and I used it to format the markdown above.

probably, I have done something wrong and not followed the instructions (like someone replied to me in hyprland rtfm pls lol )...so I am happy to follow new advice if anyone thinks thats the case.

[SurreptitiousFabric]

Okay. Totally my fault. I should have sigh rtfm

shrugs

which when I finally did ;) It went as it should. Almost. I am new to this linux and github game.

I'll leave this here as a tombstone to my failure and to give others in my position a light.

Some things I noticed that tripped me a up a bit though.

During the Omarchy install part, (the central dialog box), it occasionally asked me for my root pwd. (root root as per the docs)

if you thought that it would just install with no issues, then it would just sit there till that was input.. (the text for the request was weirdly placed to the left of the dialog box)

so then I had to put that in, and then it went off on its merry way.

Sorry for the blurb above, I'll flagellate myself for it till my sin has been taken away ;)