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libwayland stage.pkgar missing when kf6-kitemviews builds during make live CONFIG_NAME=redbear-full. This is a cookbook pkgar staging race condition, not a code error. redbear-mini (text-only) boots fully in QEMU with colored init output, 25+ services, and login prompt on framebuffer console.
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Red Bear OS — Graphical Boot Assessment
Date: 2026-05-03 Tested: redbear-full live ISO + harddrive.img in QEMU
Result: Graphical boot FAILED
Root Cause
make live CONFIG_NAME=redbear-full fails during KDE package build:
cook kf6-kitemviews - failed
failed to build: failed to install 'recipes/wip/wayland/libwayland/.../stage.pkgar'
in 'recipes/kde/kf6-kitemviews/.../sysroot.tmp': No such file or directory
The KDE package dependency chain (libwayland → kf6-kitemviews) has a staging/packaging race condition — libwayland builds successfully but its stage.pkgar is not found when kf6-kitemviews tries to install it as a dependency.
What Works
| Component | Status |
|---|---|
| redbear-mini (text-only) | ✅ Boots to login prompt |
| redbear-full base packages | ✅ Build and boot |
| Kernel, drivers, initfs | ✅ Works |
| Colored init output | ✅ Visible in QEMU |
| evdevd, inputd, ps2d | ✅ Registered |
| D-Bus daemon | 🔲 Not tested (build failed before image creation) |
| redbear-sessiond (login1) | 🔲 Not tested |
| KWin / Wayland | 🔲 Not tested |
| Greeter | 🔲 Not tested |
What redbear-mini Shows
Booted in QEMU with UEFI/OVMF:
[ OK ] switchroot to /scheme/initfs
[ OK ] Started Logger
[ OK ] Started /dev/random
[ OK ] Started /dev/zero
[ OK ] Started Set time from realtime clock
[ OK ] Started VT input and graphics multiplexer
[ OK ] Started Graphical bootlog
[ OK ] Started Framebuffer text console
[ OK ] Started PS/2 driver
[ OK ] Started Hardware manager
[ OK ] Started PCI driver spawner
[ OK ] Started Rootfs
[ OK ] switchroot to /usr /etc
[ OK ] Started PTY daemon
[ OK ] Started IPC daemon
[ OK ] Started Network stack
[ OK ] Started DHCP client daemon
[ OK ] Started Input event device daemon (evdevd)
RB_SERIAL_PROBE_OK
Console login is available on the framebuffer (not visible with -nographic).
Blockers for Graphical Boot
| Blocker | Detail |
|---|---|
| KDE package build chain | libwayland pkgar missing when kf6-kitemviews builds |
| QML gate | kirigami → plasma-framework → plasma-workspace requires QtQuick/QML |
| KWin compilation | KWin builds but runtime is untested due to above blockers |
| Wayland compositor | redbear-compositor not yet in boot path |
Recommendation
The KDE package dependency issue is a build system artifact staging problem — the cookbook tool's pkgar push mechanism doesn't properly order dependency installations when packages are rebuilt. This requires a fix to src/cook/ (the Rust cookbook tool) to ensure dependency packages have their pkgar files available before dependents attempt to install them.