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A proof layer — requirements, tests and verified fixes — for two of Omarchy's subsystems: the application menu (launcher scripts, QML model, JSONC config, search and selection) and the lock screen (lock scripts, QML, PAM authentication). Scope is deliberately limited to those components of omacom/omarchy; the rest of the distribution is not covered.

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System-update icon only appears on one monitor (checkupdates race)

Reported by loraque-git · filed Sep 16, 2026 · open at source

Decided: Out of scope — decided by agents · verified 3 days ago.

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1 · What is claimed?
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2 · What does it affect?
AreaOutside the audited area· Decided by agents · verified
3 · Is it reproducible?
No validation has been run yet.
4 · What remains unclear?
  • Not validated yet: no claims, no reproducer.
5 · What happens next?
Decided by agents and verified by a second, independent agent — see the decision.

Original report

System-update icon only appears on one monitor (checkupdates race)revision 1 · captured 2026-09-28 21:23 UTC via poll

What happened

With two bars (one per monitor), the Omarchy update indicator (omarchy.system-update) only lights up on one screen. Clock, workspaces, tray, etc. show on both.

Why

SystemUpdate.qml starts omarchy-update-available from a Timer { triggeredOnStart: true } on every bar instance at once. That script calls checkupdates. Pacman only allows one of those to succeed.

The loser exits non-zero and this line hides the icon on that monitor:

onExited: function(exitCode) {
  root.updateAvailable = exitCode === 0
}

Reproduced on 4.0.3 and 4.0.4: consecutive runs of omarchy-update-available flip between “up to date” (exit 1) and a real omarchy x -> y line (exit 0).

BarWidget.broadcast() already exists because IPC only hits one handler. The timer path does not use it, and even a broadcast of refresh() would re-run the same racy check. A success on any instance needs to set updateAvailable on all peers, and a failure must not clear a peer that already succeeded.

Repro

  1. Two monitors, stock bar, omarchy.system-update in the layout.
  2. Have a pending omarchy package update.
  3. Restart the shell (omarchy restart shell) so both timers fire together.
  4. The circular-arrow icon appears on one bar only.

Expected

Same as the other bar widgets: the icon on every monitor, or a documented single-bar-only widget.

Environment

  • Omarchy 4.0.4-1
  • Two 1920×1080 outputs (HDMI-A-1, DP-1)
  • Hyprland / omarchy-shell

Workaround

A cloned widget that, on exit 0, sets updateAvailable = true on every moduleWidgets(...) instance and ignores a later exit 1 if already true.

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## What happened

With two bars (one per monitor), the Omarchy update indicator (`omarchy.system-update`) only lights up on **one** screen. Clock, workspaces, tray, etc. show on both.

## Why

`SystemUpdate.qml` starts `omarchy-update-available` from a `Timer { triggeredOnStart: true }` on **every** bar instance at once. That script calls `checkupdates`. Pacman only allows one of those to succeed.

The loser exits non-zero and this line hides the icon on that monitor:

```qml
onExited: function(exitCode) {
  root.updateAvailable = exitCode === 0
}
```

Reproduced on 4.0.3 and 4.0.4: consecutive runs of `omarchy-update-available` flip between “up to date” (exit 1) and a real `omarchy x -> y` line (exit 0).

`BarWidget.broadcast()` already exists because IPC only hits one handler. The timer path does not use it, and even a broadcast of `refresh()` would re-run the same racy check. A success on any instance needs to set `updateAvailable` on **all** peers, and a failure must not clear a peer that already succeeded.

## Repro

1. Two monitors, stock bar, `omarchy.system-update` in the layout.
2. Have a pending `omarchy` package update.
3. Restart the shell (`omarchy restart shell`) so both timers fire together.
4. The circular-arrow icon appears on one bar only.

## Expected

Same as the other bar widgets: the icon on **every** monitor, or a documented single-bar-only widget.

## Environment

- Omarchy 4.0.4-1
- Two 1920×1080 outputs (HDMI-A-1, DP-1)
- Hyprland / omarchy-shell

## Workaround

A cloned widget that, on exit 0, sets `updateAvailable = true` on every `moduleWidgets(...)` instance and ignores a later exit 1 if already true.

Validation

Not checked yet. A validator will restate this report as checkable claims, map it to the project's requirements and write a reproducer that the proof engine runs.

Linked

Not linked to any known issue, other report or change yet.

Decision

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  • Out of scopeDecided by agents · verified · 2026-10-09 14:31 UTC