bug#59546: qutebrowser and icecat stuck in infinite browser checks (cloudflare) on applicable sites

["bdju" via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix@gnu.org>]

On Thu Dec 15, 2022 at 7:26 AM CST, Maxim Cournoyer wrote:
> That's a good lead; could you please test qutebrowser in Guix vs
> qutebrowser on another distribution yourself and confirm this hypothesis
> (that it works elsewhere?), and post your finings here?  If you can do
> that and post your finding, I we can reopen the ticket, as we'll have
> something actionable to look at.
>

I'm able to pass the browser check in a matter of seconds and log in to
GitLab from my PineBook Pro running postmarketOS (Alpine-based) using
qutebrowser.

Here is the :version output from the working qutebrowser:
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qutebrowser v2.5.2
Git commit:
Backend: QtWebEngine 5.15.3, based on Chromium 87.0.4280.144
Qt: 5.15.6

CPython: 3.11.1
PyQt: 5.15.7

sip: 6.6.2
colorama: 0.4.6
jinja2: 3.1.2
pygments: 2.13.0
yaml: 6.0
adblock: 0.6.0
PyQt5.QtWebEngineWidgets: yes
PyQt5.QtWebEngine: 5.15.6
PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets: no
pdf.js: no
sqlite: 3.40.0
QtNetwork SSL: OpenSSL 3.0.7 1 Nov 2022

Style: QFusionStyle
Platform plugin: wayland
OpenGL: OpenGL ES
Platform: Linux-5.18.0-aarch64-with, 64bit
Linux distribution: postmarketOS edge (alpine)
Frozen: False
Imported from /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/qutebrowser
Using Python from /usr/bin/python3
Qt library executable path: /usr/lib/qt5/libexec, data path: /usr/share/qt5

Paths:
cache: /home/bdju/.cache/qutebrowser
config: /home/bdju/.config/qutebrowser
data: /home/bdju/.local/share/qutebrowser
runtime: /run/user/10001/qutebrowser
system data: /usr/share/qutebrowser

Autoconfig loaded: no
Config.py: /home/bdju/.config/qutebrowser/config.py has been loaded
Uptime: 0:02:55
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guix version info for comparison:
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qutebrowser v2.5.2
Git commit: 
Backend: QtWebEngine 5.15.5, based on Chromium 87.0.4280.144
Qt: 5.15.5

CPython: 3.9.9
PyQt: 5.15.5

sip: 6.6.1
colorama: 0.4.4
jinja2: 3.1.1
pygments: 2.12.0
yaml: 6.0
adblock: no
PyQt5.QtWebEngineWidgets: yes
PyQt5.QtWebEngine: 5.15.5
PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets: no
pdf.js: no
sqlite: 3.36.0
QtNetwork SSL: OpenSSL 1.1.1s  1 Nov 2022

Style: QFusionStyle
Platform plugin: xcb
OpenGL: Intel Open Source Technology Center, 3.0 Mesa 21.3.8
Platform: Linux-6.0.8-gnu-x86_64-with-glibc2.33, 64bit
Linux distribution: Guix System (unknown)
Frozen: False
Imported from
/gnu/store/675pkhpvbvi0yai1bggkkaj3h1xy2xrb-qutebrowser-2.5.2/lib/python3.9/site-packages/qutebrowser
Using Python from
/gnu/store/avmnzy8djp42r5926cwznz6ls9gablf8-python-wrapper-3.9.9/bin/python
Qt library executable path:
/gnu/store/mgkd6lgihvqv9n1rlsqfv2rv0zq9whnh-qtbase-5.15.5/lib/qt5/libexec,
data path:
/gnu/store/mgkd6lgihvqv9n1rlsqfv2rv0zq9whnh-qtbase-5.15.5/share/qt5
OS Version: 

--- /etc/os-release ---
NAME="Guix System"
ID=guix
PRETTY_NAME="Guix System"
LOGO=guix-icon
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://guix.gnu.org/en/manual"

Paths:
cache: /home/brad/.cache/qutebrowser
config: /home/brad/.config/qutebrowser
data: /home/brad/.local/share/qutebrowser
runtime: /run/user/1000/qutebrowser

Autoconfig loaded: no
Config.py: /home/brad/.config/qutebrowser/config.py has been loaded
Uptime: 1 day, 3:11:30
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