Defender app update (harbour-defender) - my very own ‘Sailfish Devember’

poetaster · 5 January 2026 19:14

@peterleinchen I think you need to ask @Keto to get an account on obs …

branja6 · 6 January 2026 19:26

Pretty cool. Can’t wait to test it out.

peterleinchen · 7 February 2026 19:00

Still waiting for account on OBS…..

@Keto ?

branja6 · 11 February 2026 11:34

Is there an RPM file we can test out?

peterleinchen · 11 February 2026 22:25

Unfortunately not (“developed” on device) …

branja6 · 11 February 2026 22:49

Cool. Okay..we’ll wait until the update is published on Chum. Cheers

peterleinchen · 18 March 2026 12:48

Okay, now my account on OBS is realized and I would need a guinea pig for testing

Version 0.7.2 is on chum:testing

info: I did not test the rpm package myself as currently only my daily driver is available and I am already two versions farther on my (daily driver developer) device.

So I do not want to spoil my setup.

But I just wanted to announce, so be warned!

Or wait for official announcement in the main thread…

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and I would need a guinea pig for testing

This especially for a community port user.

@DrYak fixed the boot stall for community ports (he experienced himself) as different service name is used for encryption unlock.

Worst case that can happen is a boot stall, that is to fix by using recovery shell and modifying/removing some /etc/systemd/system/ files.

DrYak · 18 March 2026 19:22

damn, I am currently travelling. otherwise I would be volunteering my two sailfishos daily drivers…

eson · 18 March 2026 20:59

I’m giving it a go, on my C2!

peterleinchen · 18 March 2026 23:56

That would be great.

Just found one quirk (copy/paste mistake) but fixed already for v0.7.2. Build is running and should be finished now…

especially please test the AppSupport restart, all other things just tested and worked

eson · 19 March 2026 07:32

Sorry for the delay, I had a minor emergency last night so I had to drop the phone.

Don’t know if I am doing something wrong, but I can’t get anything to work. The app starts, but that is about all. Log below…

Summary

defaultuser@192.168.1.148’s password:
Last login: Mon Mar 17 08:05:42 2025 from 192.168.1.161
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| Sailfish OS 5.0.0.76 (Tampella)
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[defaultuser@JollaC2 ~]$ harbour-defender
[D] unknown:0 - Using Wayland-EGL
library “libutils.so” not found
library “libdmabufheap.so” not found
library “libbase.so” not found
library “libz.so” not found
library “libcutils.so” not found
library “android.hardware.graphics.mapper@4.0.so” not found
library “libgralloctypes.so” not found
library “libhidlbase.so” not found
library “libhardware.so” not found
library “libc++.so” not found
[D] unknown:0 - Got library name: “/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/io/thp/pyotherside/libpyothersideplugin.so”
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “/usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/python/defender.py”, line 13, in \n os.path.mkdir(“/tmp/defender”);\n\nAttributeError: module ‘posixpath’ has no attribute ‘mkdir’\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Cannot import module: defender (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “/usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/python/defender.py”, line 13, in
os.path.mkdir(“/tmp/defender”);

AttributeError: module ‘posixpath’ has no attribute ‘mkdir’
)
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.check_update’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.load_sources’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[W] unknown:24 - file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/pages/components/CookiesMenuItem.qml:24: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘cookies_count’ of undefined
[W] unknown:29 - file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/pages/components/CookiesMenuItem.qml:29: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘domains_count’ of undefined
[W] unknown:24 - file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/pages/components/SourcesMenuItem.qml:24: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘hosts_lines’ of undefined
[W] unknown:29 - file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/pages/components/SourcesMenuItem.qml:29: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘sources_enabled_count’ of undefined
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.cookie_load_list’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.cookie_load_list’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.cookie_is_locked’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.get_stats’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
library “libion.so” not found
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:107: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:30: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘length’ of undefined
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:41: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool
[D] :49 - Working directory: /home/defaultuser
[W] unknown:22 - file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/cover/CoverPage.qml:22: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘last_sources’ of undefined
[W] unknown:24 - file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/pages/components/CookiesMenuItem.qml:24: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘cookies_count’ of undefined
[W] unknown:29 - file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/pages/components/CookiesMenuItem.qml:29: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘domains_count’ of undefined
[W] unknown:24 - file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/pages/components/SourcesMenuItem.qml:24: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘hosts_lines’ of undefined
[W] unknown:29 - file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/pages/components/SourcesMenuItem.qml:29: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘sources_enabled_count’ of undefined
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.check_update’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:107: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.check_update’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:107: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.check_update’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:107: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.check_update’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:107: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.check_update’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:107: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.check_update’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:107: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.check_update’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:107: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool
[D] unknown:0 - “PyOtherSide error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n\n File “”, line 1, in \n\nNameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined\n”
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: Function not found: ‘defender.check_update’ (Traceback (most recent call last):

File “”, line 1, in

NameError: name ‘defender’ is not defined
)
[W] unknown:0 - Unhandled PyOtherSide error: file:///usr/share/harbour-defender/qml/harbour-defender.qml:107: Error: Cannot assign [undefined] to bool

eson · 19 March 2026 07:47

That’s better already. Now I can test.

peterleinchen · 19 March 2026 08:00

yes. and sorry.

I should have bumped version number

Please deinstall and install again.

-- edit

but you already did

and OBS automatically increases build number, so all good

eson · 19 March 2026 08:12

First thing I noticed…

When updating from top menu, the text isn’t fully visible. Swipe from left and back again fixes that. Testing further…

Update loop is exceptionless. Have to cancel /clear every time.

eson · 19 March 2026 08:31

Everything seem to work for now, also the AAS restart.

I’ll take my C2 for a shopping trip today, so lets see later this evening if I find something else.

peterleinchen · 19 March 2026 08:33

Confirming the first one, I’d say an acceptable glitch. Somehow the focus is not adjusted when in portrait mode. You can also just swipe down and you see the rest of text. I did not notice as holding almost always in landscape mode when developing/debugging.

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If someone knows about that: I listen

peterleinchen · 19 March 2026 08:38

But what about the update?

Here it works immediately. Please select only MVPS as source and the update should be done in seconds.

Did you have more sources enabled? That can take really looong time….

eson · 19 March 2026 08:41

Only MVPS makes no difference, the loop remains. Previously I also only had one list, the one you can see in my screenshot.

peterleinchen · 19 March 2026 11:28

I was once able to reproduce the loop.

But the function cancel/clear update should have resolved that?

systemctl status harbour-defender

said active (starting)

unfortunately I killed the still running (where it was hanging?)

python3 …./defender_updater.py

and problem was gone and not reproducible.

I deinstalled, removed all config and tmp and var files, rebooted, installed again.

And everything fine!??

So, no idea

peterleinchen · 19 March 2026 12:00

Sorry, sometimes I really do not like that SW stuff anymore.

I tried once

Removed defender
deleted all conf tmp var files
Rebooted
Installed again
Started, updated, all fine
Selected lots of sources, started update. And clicked “cancel upd loop”, python process still running, system service still active. Clicked '“cancel upd loop” again and process was gone, system service stopped with error (of course)
Selected even more sources, started update, clicked “cancel upd loop” and everything as it should be immediately ???

I do not get it!

Looks like the OS and defender need some time to get to know each other?