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#54859: fix: avoid menu bar crash when GTK cannot initialize
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Created: Oct 12, 2026, 1:14:09 PM
Merged: Oct 13, 2026, 1:41:33 AM
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Target: 44-x-y
Requested by Charles Kerr · Slack thread
Description of Change
Manual backport of #54777. See that PR for details.
CC @ckerr
The only conflict was in the #include block of shell/browser/ui/gtk_util.cc, where 44-x-y still includes SkUnPreMultiply.h; it was kept alongside the two new includes.
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Release Notes
Notes: Fixed a Linux crash creating a window with a menu bar when GTK failed to load.
Backport Information
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#54777: fix: avoid menu bar crash when GTK cannot initializeOriginal PR Author
ckerrOriginal PR Status
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Oct 12, 2026, 9:08:40 AM
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