From 8996801f8e5ddd8b606039d011778e7d78ae33d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: patrick96 Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 11:43:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about AUR helpers to jsoncpp issue --- Known-Issues.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Known-Issues.md b/Known-Issues.md index 818b983..592e1c6 100644 --- a/Known-Issues.md +++ b/Known-Issues.md @@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ This issue occurs because `jsoncpp` changes the name of their `.so` file every r **Fix:** You have to recompile polybar, so that it links to the new `.so` file. If you use precompiled binaries from a repository, you either have to compile polybar yourself or contact the packager so that they can recompile polybar and publish a package with proper linkage. +**Note:** If you are using a program to automatically compile polybar for your +(for example an AUR helper), just reinstalling may not solve this problem, the +program may just reuse already compiled binaries. You need to make sure that +polybar is *recompiled*. How to do that depends on the program, but most offer a +way to force a rebuild or a way to clear the cache for certain packages. + ## Setting Module Backgrounds when using Gradients **Problem:** When you use a gradient as your polybar background, explicitly setting any module's background color to whatever you have set as `background-0`, either through the `-background` setting or the `%{B}` formatting tag, will not change the background color at all.