Bug 494972 - Error “Error creating OpenGL context” when trying to install a remote online citation source with a portable MinGW snapshot on Windows11 on Virtualbox
Summary: Error “Error creating OpenGL context” when trying to install a remote online ...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kmymoney
Classification: Applications
Component: packaging (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: git (master)
Platform: Other Microsoft Windows
: NOR grave
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KMyMoney Devel Mailing List
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Blocks: 488491
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Reported: 2024-10-18 07:10 UTC by Ralf Habacker
Modified: 2026-06-03 10:11 UTC (History)
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Screenshot showing the issue (17.39 KB, image/png)
2024-10-18 07:10 UTC, Ralf Habacker 		Details
Log file (10.61 KB, text/plain)
2026-06-03 10:01 UTC, Ralf Habacker 		Details
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Description Ralf Habacker 2024-10-18 07:10:03 UTC 
Created attachment 174976 [details]
Screenshot showing the issue

SUMMARY

Unpacking the portable package for a snapshot of kmymoney from https://kmymoney.org/snapshots.php with 7zip on Windows 11 shows warnings:

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Download a portable package from KMyMoney 5.1.80 64bit from https://kmymoney.org/snapshots.php
2. unpack the file with 7zip 
3. Enter the unpackaged directory
4. click on start.bat
5. do not create a new file, instead enter "Settings" -> "KMymoney settings" -> "online quotes"
6. press button "install"

OBSERVED RESULT
A message window appears: “Failed to create OpenGL context for format...” (see attached screenshot) and the installation cannot be carried out.

EXPECTED RESULT
The message windows should not appear and the installation dialog should be open

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:  11
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.14
Comment 1 Ralf Habacker 2024-10-18 07:24:34 UTC 
A few more details: The Windows 11 installation runs on Virtualbox 7 on an openSUSE Leap 15.5 Linux host
Comment 2 Ralf Habacker 2026-06-03 09:54:18 UTC 
We were unable to reproduce the issue using a recent kmymoney snapshot. If the issue occurs again, please reopen the ticket with additional information.
Comment 3 Ralf Habacker 2026-06-03 10:01:26 UTC 
Created attachment 192843 [details]
Log file

The previous test was incomplete. The problem can be reproduced after all.

In the log there is printed 

    Failed to load libEGLQt5 (Das angegebene Modul wurde nicht gefunden.)
    create: Failed to load and resolve libEGL functions
Comment 4 Ralf Habacker 2026-06-03 10:11:01 UTC 
The issue has been fixed in the related build scripts.