I noticed that the patch was not inline, here it is.


diff --git app/xidle/xidle.c app/xidle/xidle.c
index 623ca784a..62f4222b0 100644
--- app/xidle/xidle.c
+++ app/xidle/xidle.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				 * Was for real or due to terminal
 				 * switching or a locking program?
 				 */
-				if (timeout > 0 && se->forced == False)
+				if (timeout > 0 && se->forced == False && se->state == ScreenSaverOn)
 					action(&x, args);
 			}
 			break;



Anthony

On Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 at 10:45 AM, Anthony BOCCI <anthony@abosec.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> There is a bug in xidle that causes the program given in the -program
> option to be executed twice: once when the timeout has passed, and a
> second time when a mouse or keyboard event occurs.
> The consequence is that when it's paired with xlock or similar, the
> user needs to enter the password twice to unlock the machine.
> 
> The bug has been described on the FreeBSD Bugzilla, and I reused
> their patch here.
> 
> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=275761
> 
> Anthony