[CentOS Stream 9] process doesn't exit when started from another terminal and keeps emitting panel notifications

[shantanugadgil]

ghostty built from the main branch on CentOS Stream 9 using XFCE as the DE.

/usr/local/zig/zig version
0.13.0

git clone https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty.git
cd ghostty/
/usr/local/zig/zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast -p /opt/ghostty

When I launch the default Terminal and then start ghostty like so:

$ /opt/ghostty/bin/ghostty 

Now, when I exit ghostty, using CTRL+D , the parent never exits; ps -aefH from a different terminal shows the following:

shantanu   55665       1  0 18:39 tty2     00:00:04   /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal
shantanu   55690   55665  0 18:39 pts/1    00:00:00     bash
shantanu   56766   55690  3 18:47 pts/1    00:00:00       /opt/ghostty/bin/ghostty
shantanu   56011   55665  0 18:41 pts/3    00:00:00     bash
shantanu   56860   56011  0 18:47 pts/3    00:00:00       ps -aefH

Output from the first window if it helps:

$ /opt/ghostty/bin/ghostty 
info: ghostty version=1.0.1-main+a8e5eef1
info: ghostty build optimize=ReleaseFast
info: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtk
info: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
info: dependency harfbuzz=8.4.0
info: dependency fontconfig=21402
info: renderer=renderer.OpenGL
info: libxev backend=main.Backend.io_uring
info(os): setlocale from env result=en_US.UTF-8
info(gtk): GTK version build=4.12.3 runtime=4.12.3
info: reading configuration file path=/home/shantanu/.config/ghostty/config
info(sentry): sentry envelope does not contain crash, discarding
info(config): default shell source=env value=/bin/bash
info(gtk): libadwaita version build=1.4.2 runtime=1.4.2
error(gtk): unable to get current color scheme: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such method “ReadOne”
info(grid): loaded OpenGL 4.6
info(io_exec): found Ghostty resources dir: /opt/ghostty/share/ghostty
info(io_exec): shell integration automatically injected shell=termio.shell_integration.Shell.bash
warning(gtk): unimplemented action=apprt.action.Action.Key.cell_size
warning(gtk): unimplemented action=apprt.action.Action.Key.size_limit
info(io_exec): started subcommand path=/bin/sh pid=56794
info(io_exec): subcommand cgroup=-
error(gtk): unable to get current color scheme: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such method “ReadOne”
warning(surface): failed to get pin for clicked point
warning(osc): invalid OSC command: 777;precmd
info(grid): reallocating GPU buffer old=0 new=8
info(grid): reallocating GPU buffer old=8 new=65
warning(osc): invalid OSC command: 777;preexec
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC callback: terminal.osc.Command{ .end_of_command = terminal.osc.Command.Command__struct_91297{ .exit_code = 0 } }
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: end_of_command
warning(osc): invalid OSC command: 777;precmd
info(grid): reallocating GPU buffer old=65 new=1353

Any commands which I run in ghostty keep notifying the shell's panel:

The missing icon in the notification is something which can be ignored for now as that is probably due to the custom install location of /opt/ghostty rather than /usr

EDIT: please ignore the desktop notifications option, I found the option to disable it! desktop-notifications = false

[shantanugadgil]

Just an update: even launching the binary directly does the same, i.e. process does not exit.

clicking the ❌ symbol on the top right does make window close correctly.

On a hunch I searched for "ghostty and CTRL D" and found this:
#3135

adding gtk-adwaita = false fixes the "process not exiting" issue.

Should we close this discussion?

Now, "only" looking forward to GUI configuration/settings manager within ghostty, inside of editing the text file directly! One can wish!!! 🪄

[shantanugadgil]

adding gtk-adwaita = false fixes the "process not exiting" issue.

This issue is back as of 1.1.3-main+ac9f8ba9

On startup I see the warning gtk-adwaita: unknown field

@mitchellh

[jcollie]

On startup I see the warning gtk-adwaita: unknown field

Yes, as of this morning Adwaita is required. A lot has changed since this discussion was first opened, I'd recommend compiling with -Doptimize=Debug and posting the logs.

[mitchellh]

On startup I see the warning gtk-adwaita: unknown field

libadwaita is required now (for Ghostty 1.2, but tip now), as we noted in the 1.1 release notes. http://ghostty.org/docs/install/release-notes/1-1-0#gtk:-forcing-a-dependency-on-libadwaita

[shantanugadgil]

@mitchellh I read the reasons and I have no strong opinion one way or the other, I want Ghostty to "just work". I haven't been following discussions and issues all that much either.
All I do once a day is git pull -r and rebuild and use Ghostty.
Any "workaround" configuration option will also do.

@jcollie
output as asked for, hope this helps:

build info: 1.1.3-main+aeccbd26

$ sudo /opt/zig/zig build --release=safe -j6 -Doptimize=Debug -p /usr

$ /usr/bin/ghostty 
info: ghostty version=1.1.3-main+aeccbd26
info: ghostty build optimize=Debug
info: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtk
info: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
info: dependency harfbuzz=8.4.0
info: dependency fontconfig=21402
info: renderer=renderer.OpenGL
info: libxev backend=main.Backend.io_uring
debug(os): file handle limit raised value=524288
info(os): setlocale from env result=en_US.UTF-8
warning: This is a debug build. Performance will be very poor.
warning: You should only use a debug build for developing Ghostty.
warning: Otherwise, please rebuild in a release mode.
info(gtk): GTK version build=4.12.3 runtime=4.12.3
info(gtk): libadwaita version build=1.4.2 runtime=1.4.2
info: reading configuration file path=/home/shantanu/.config/ghostty/config
info(config): default shell source=env value=/bin/bash
warning(gtk): configuration error: gtk-adwaita: unknown field
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DEBUG=opengl,vulkan-disable
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DISABLE=color-mgmt
"opengl" is only available when building GTK with G_ENABLE_DEBUG. See GDK_DEBUG=help
debug(gtk): creating GTK application id=com.mitchellh.ghostty-debug single-instance=false
debug(gtk_x11): Xkb.init: initializing Xkb
debug(gtk_x11): Xkb.init: running XkbQueryExtension
debug(gtk_x11): Xkb.init: running XkbSelectEventDetails
debug(gtk): windowing protocol=x11
debug(gtk): cgroup isolation disabled config=config.Config.LinuxCgroup.single-instance
debug(app): mailbox message=new_window
debug(gtk_x11): set blur=false, window xid=77594644, region=apprt.gtk.winproto.x11.Region{ .x = 61, .y = 55, .width = 0, .height = 0 }
debug(gtk_surface): gl surface realized
info(grid): loaded OpenGL 4.6
debug(surface): xscale=1.0416666e0 yscale=1.0416666e0 xdpi=1e2 ydpi=1e2
debug(font_shared_grid_set): initializing new grid for font config
info(font_shared_grid_set): font regular: Consolas
info(font_shared_grid_set): font bold: Consolas Bold
info(font_shared_grid_set): font italic: Consolas Italic
info(font_shared_grid_set): font bold_italic: Consolas Bold Italic
debug(opengl): shader created id=154
debug(opengl): shader created id=155
debug(opengl): program created id=156
debug(opengl): program linked id=156
debug(opengl): shader destroyed id=155
debug(opengl): shader destroyed id=154
debug(opengl): shader created id=157
debug(opengl): shader created id=158
debug(opengl): program created id=159
debug(opengl): program linked id=159
debug(opengl): shader destroyed id=158
debug(opengl): shader destroyed id=157
info(io_exec): found Ghostty resources dir: /usr/share/ghostty
debug(io_exec): appending ghostty bin to path dir=/usr/bin
info(io_exec): shell integration automatically injected shell=termio.shell_integration.Shell.bash
warning(gtk): unimplemented action=apprt.action.Action.Key.cell_size
debug(renderer_thread): starting renderer thread
debug(io_exec): starting command command={ /bin/sh, -c, /bin/bash --posix }
info(io_exec): started subcommand path=/bin/sh pid=176427
info(io_exec): subcommand cgroup=-
debug(io_thread): starting IO thread
debug(io_thread): mailbox message=termio.message.Message{ .resize = renderer.size.Size{ .screen = renderer.size.ScreenSize{ .width = 800, .height = 600 }, .cell = renderer.size.CellSize{ .width = 10, .height = 22 }, .padding = renderer.size.Padding{ .top = 2, .bottom = 2, .right = 2, .left = 2 } } }
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(renderer_thread): mailbox message=renderer.message.Message{ .resize = renderer.size.Size{ .screen = renderer.size.ScreenSize{ .width = 800, .height = 600 }, .cell = renderer.size.CellSize{ .width = 10, .height = 22 }, .padding = renderer.size.Padding{ .top = 2, .bottom = 2, .right = 2, .left = 2 } } }
debug(grid): screen size size=renderer.size.Size{ .screen = renderer.size.ScreenSize{ .width = 800, .height = 600 }, .cell = renderer.size.CellSize{ .width = 10, .height = 22 }, .padding = renderer.size.Padding{ .top = 2, .bottom = 2, .right = 2, .left = 2 } }
debug(gtk_surface): gl resize width=1000 height=511 scale=1 window_scale=1
debug(gtk_x11): set blur=false, window xid=77594644, region=apprt.gtk.winproto.x11.Region{ .x = 61, .y = 55, .width = 1000, .height = 600 }
debug(io_thread): mailbox message=termio.message.Message{ .resize = renderer.size.Size{ .screen = renderer.size.ScreenSize{ .width = 1000, .height = 511 }, .cell = renderer.size.CellSize{ .width = 10, .height = 22 }, .padding = renderer.size.Padding{ .top = 2, .bottom = 2, .right = 2, .left = 2 } } }
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(renderer_thread): mailbox message=renderer.message.Message{ .resize = renderer.size.Size{ .screen = renderer.size.ScreenSize{ .width = 1000, .height = 511 }, .cell = renderer.size.CellSize{ .width = 10, .height = 22 }, .padding = renderer.size.Padding{ .top = 2, .bottom = 2, .right = 2, .left = 2 } } }
debug(grid): screen size size=renderer.size.Size{ .screen = renderer.size.ScreenSize{ .width = 1000, .height = 511 }, .cell = renderer.size.CellSize{ .width = 10, .height = 22 }, .padding = renderer.size.Padding{ .top = 2, .bottom = 2, .right = 2, .left = 2 } }
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(renderer_thread): mailbox message=renderer.message.Message{ .reset_cursor_blink = void }
debug(app): mailbox message=surface_message
debug(surface): changing title "shantanu@deathstalker:~/sources/ghostty"
debug(io_handler): terminal pwd: /home/shantanu/sources/ghostty
debug(app): mailbox message=surface_message
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
info(grid): reallocating GPU buffer old=0 new=8
debug(app): mailbox message=surface_message
debug(surface): changing title "~/sources/ghostty"
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
info(grid): reallocating GPU buffer old=8 new=65
debug(io_exec): termios change mode=pty.Mode{ .canonical = false, .echo = false }
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(io_thread): mailbox message=termio.message.Message{ .focused = false }
debug(renderer_thread): mailbox message=renderer.message.Message{ .focus = false }
debug(app): focus event focused=false
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(renderer_thread): mailbox message=renderer.message.Message{ .focus = true }
debug(io_thread): mailbox message=termio.message.Message{ .focused = true }
debug(app): focus event focused=true
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(gtk_x11): X11: found extra XkbStateNotify event w/lookup_mods: 10100
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(io_thread): mailbox message=termio.message.Message{ .write_small = termio.message.MessageData(u8,38).Small{ .data = { 4, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170 }, .len = 1 } }
debug(renderer_thread): mailbox message=renderer.message.Message{ .reset_cursor_blink = void }
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
info(io_exec): pty fd closed, read thread exiting
debug(io_exec): child process exited status=0 runtime=3578ms
debug(app): mailbox message=surface_message
debug(gtk_surface): gl surface unrealized
debug(opengl): program destroyed id=159
debug(opengl): program destroyed id=156
debug(app): focus event focused=false
debug(renderer_thread): mailbox message=renderer.message.Message{ .focus = false }
debug(io_thread): mailbox message=termio.message.Message{ .focused = false }
debug(gtk): window destroy

(ghostty-debug:176393): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 00:23:54.715: gtk_widget_unparent: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(app): mailbox message=redraw_surface
debug(io_exec): termios change mode=pty.Mode{ .canonical = true, .echo = true }
^C

Clicking the ❌ exits the process, CTRL+D does not.