Re: libX11's libXcursor dlopen

[Petre Rodan <petre.rodan%linux.dev@localhost>]

hello,

On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 05:42:38AM +1100, matthew green wrote:
> thanks for the detailed reproduction details, i'll see what happens for me.

the difference between the x11-set libXcursor and the package one is the XCURSORPATH macro definition:

set-x11 XCURSORPATH:
~/.local/share/icons:~/.icons:/usr/share/icons:/usr/share/pixmaps:/usr/X11R7/lib/X11/icons

package XCURSORPATH:
~/.local/share/icons:~/.icons:/usr/share/icons:/usr/pkg/share/icons
                                                    ^^^

cursor themes from pkgsrc/packages get installed in /usr/pkg/share/icons so only the libXcursor generated from pkgsrc looks there, the in-x11-set one does not.

and with this library, if the theme was not set properly then the cursor size setting gets ignored.
for those with laptops with tiny 14" HIDPI displays the default cursor is too small to be useful.

I'm building world now and come with a patch to fix this tomorrow.

best regards,
peter

> 
> i'll also look closely at the PR RVP mentioned as well.
> 
> thanks.
> 
> 
> .mrg.

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petre rodan