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Sam Lantinga d226594fcc Workaround for bug 3049 - SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) - XDM authorization key matches an existing client!
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Hello, I began a little program with SDL2 on Linux in C, and when I call SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) I get an error and this is printed in the console:

XDM authorization key matches an existing client!

I searched through Internet, and found that some people suggest to run 'xhost +' or to specify this in /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config:

DisplayManager*authName:        MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1

I don't think an end user needs to know that...

But what bothered me is that first I started this little program in Pascal using the Freepascal compiler and it works. In freepascal you only use some thin header bindings in Pascal and then it links with the dynamic SDL library, so I don't understood why it worked with Freepascal and not in C.

I run ldd to the two generated applications:

Application in C:

	linux-gate.so.1 (0xffffe000)
	libSDL2-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libSDL2-2.0.so.0 (0xb76ac000)
	libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0xb766e000)
	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0xb74e2000)
	libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0xb74a0000)
	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0xb749a000)
	librt.so.1 => /lib/librt.so.1 (0xb7491000)
	/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb77b3000)

Application compiled with Freepascal:

	linux-gate.so.1 (0xffffe000)
	libSDL2-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libSDL2-2.0.so.0 (0xb762a000)
	libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0xb74f3000)
	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0xb7367000)
	libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0xb7325000)
	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0xb731f000)
	libpthread.so.0 => /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0xb7305000)
	librt.so.1 => /lib/librt.so.1 (0xb72fc000)
	libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 (0xb72dc000)
	libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0xb72d9000)
	libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0xb72d3000)
	/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7755000)

It seems that Freepascal is linking with libX11, libxcb, libXau and libXdmcp .

Linking my C application with libxcb solved the problem (linking with libXau and/or libXdmcp without libxcb didn't work). Linking with X11 links all the other libraries and works as well.

So I fill this bug report mainly to let you know about this. I don't know if it is a problem that can be solved on the libSDL side or not, but at least I hope it will help.

Hi, some tests:

1. Disabled XDM. Login in console and running 'startx'. The program works without having to link with X11.

2. Enabled XDM. Added 'DisplayManager*authName: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1' to /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config.The program works without having to link with X11.

3. Enabled XDM without 'DisplayManager*authName: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1' in /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config . I get the authentication error unless I link with X11.
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                         Simple DirectMedia Layer

                                  (SDL)

                                Version 2.0

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https://www.libsdl.org/

Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed
to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics
hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D. It is used by video playback software,
emulators, and popular games including Valve's award winning catalog
and many Humble Bundle games.

More extensive documentation is available in the docs directory, starting
with README.md

Enjoy!
	Sam Lantinga				(slouken@libsdl.org)