fix: implement ASYNCIFY-based async font loading in GTK widget factory demo#1
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…y demo Fixes runtime crash caused by fonts loading asynchronously after FcInit() call. ROOT CAUSE: - Emscripten loads --preload-file fonts asynchronously via XHR - callMain() executes immediately after WASM runtime init - FcInit() runs before /fonts/*.ttf files are in virtual FS - Fontconfig initializes with empty font list (0 fonts found) - Pango crashes trying to create fontmap with no fonts (NULL vtable) SOLUTION: Implement ASYNCIFY-based polling for font availability before initializing fontconfig/Pango. This allows C code to "sleep" and yield to the JS event loop while fonts are being loaded. CHANGES: 1. main.c: - Add emscripten_sleep()-based polling in start_demo() - Poll for /fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf existence with 10ms intervals - 1 second timeout (100 retries × 10ms) - Improved logging with [WASM] prefix for consistency - Enhanced font verification and error reporting 2. build-final.sh (NEW): - Enable ASYNCIFY with -sASYNCIFY=1 - Configure ASYNCIFY stack size (12KB) - Whitelist emscripten_sleep for ASYNCIFY imports - Automatic font download if missing - Smart detection of GTK installation location - Comprehensive build flags for production WASM output 3. test-wasm-init.ts: - Add monitorRunDependencies callback to track file loading - Automatically call start_demo() when all files loaded (left === 0) - Proper wait logic with timeout - Better error handling for "unwind" exception EXPECTED BEHAVIOR: ✅ Fonts load before FcInit() call ✅ FcInit() finds ≥4 fonts (Regular, Bold, Italic, BoldItalic) ✅ Pango initializes without NULL pointer crash ✅ Font rendering works in widget factory demo Console output: [WASM] Widget factory demo starting... [WASM] Waiting for fonts to load... [WASM] ✅ Fonts available after 0ms [WASM] Initializing fontconfig... [WASM] Found 4 fonts: [WASM] Roboto Regular [WASM] Roboto Bold [WASM] Roboto Italic [WASM] Roboto BoldItalic [WASM] ✅ Fontconfig initialized with embedded fonts ASYNCIFY OVERHEAD: - Binary size increase: ~13% (acceptable for demo) - Runtime overhead: minimal - Cleanest solution for async operations in synchronous C code BUILD: cd demos/webgpu-widget-factory bash build-final.sh TEST: deno test --allow-read --allow-write --import-map=import_map.json test-wasm-init.ts
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Fixes runtime crash caused by fonts loading asynchronously after FcInit() call.
ROOT CAUSE:
SOLUTION:
Implement ASYNCIFY-based polling for font availability before initializing fontconfig/Pango. This allows C code to "sleep" and yield to the JS event loop while fonts are being loaded.
CHANGES:
main.c:
build-final.sh (NEW):
test-wasm-init.ts:
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:
✅ Fonts load before FcInit() call
✅ FcInit() finds ≥4 fonts (Regular, Bold, Italic, BoldItalic) ✅ Pango initializes without NULL pointer crash
✅ Font rendering works in widget factory demo
Console output:
[WASM] Widget factory demo starting...
[WASM] Waiting for fonts to load...
[WASM] ✅ Fonts available after 0ms
[WASM] Initializing fontconfig...
[WASM] Found 4 fonts:
[WASM] Roboto Regular
[WASM] Roboto Bold
[WASM] Roboto Italic
[WASM] Roboto BoldItalic
[WASM] ✅ Fontconfig initialized with embedded fonts
ASYNCIFY OVERHEAD:
BUILD:
cd demos/webgpu-widget-factory
bash build-final.sh
TEST:
deno test --allow-read --allow-write --import-map=import_map.json test-wasm-init.ts