Can't use any of the saver modules

[victorpigmeo]

Hi folks I'm trying to use for the first time this screen locker, it is working ok but I would like to use the xscreensaver module. But despite all my efforts I can't make it work, I tried these:

• Install via nix package (The screen got black and I can't log in again, only restarting the PC)
• Build it with all default configuration (The lock functionality worked, but not the xscreensaver)
• Build it using this configure command: ./configure --with-pam-service-name=common-auth --with-xscreensaver=/usr/libexec/xscreensaver --with-default-saver-module=saver_xscreensaver (Also the lock works, but not the screensaver`)
• Built it using this configure command: ./configure --with-pam-service-name=xscreensaver (Same result as above)
• Built it with default configuration but trying to use an image as "wallpaper" (Here I got this error: 2023-09-22T20:52:52Z 68318 xsecurelock: Executable 'saver_mplayer' must be executable.)

I think that is important to say that both xscreensaver and mplayer (and mpv) are installed and working correctly. I'm running a Debian 11 freshly installed.

As I said, it is the first time I try to use such tool cause it is the first time I use a "custom" WM (bspwm), can anyone help me point if I'm doing something wrong? In all the above tries I followed the installation steps from the README of this repo, every time I try a different build I was running sudo make uninstall and then ./configure...., make, and make install, is this enough to really rebuild the application with the new configuration? Thx in advice!

[victorpigmeo]

Hmm, 1 min after I post this issue I create an shortcut on sxhkd to lock my screen. This was the last command I use to configure: ./configure --with-pam-service-name=common-auth --with-xscreensaver=/usr/libexec/xscreensaver --with-default-saver-module=saver_xscreensaver and for some reason using the shortcut the xscreensaver worked 🙂

I don't know why, but if I run xsecurelock on any terminal the screensaver don't work, if I hit my shortcut, everything works fine. 🤔 Well my problem I think is solved, closing the issue.