revert to Skia rendering engine

Author: deckerst

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -43,15 +43,20 @@ jobs:
         # `KEY_JKS` should contain the result of:
         # gpg -c --armor keystore.jks
         # `KEY_JKS_PASSPHRASE` should contain the passphrase used for the command above
+        # The SkSL bundle must be produced with the same Flutter engine as the one used to build the artifact
+        # flutter build <subcommand> --bundle-sksl-path shaders.sksl.json
+        # do not bundle shaders for izzy/libre flavours, to avoid crashes in some environments:
+        # cf https://github.com/deckerst/aves/issues/388
+        # cf https://github.com/deckerst/aves/issues/398
         run: |
           echo "${{ secrets.KEY_JKS }}" > release.keystore.asc
           gpg -d --passphrase "${{ secrets.KEY_JKS_PASSPHRASE }}" --batch release.keystore.asc > $AVES_STORE_FILE
           rm release.keystore.asc
           mkdir outputs
           scripts/apply_flavor_play.sh
-          ./flutterw build appbundle -t lib/main_play.dart --flavor play
+          ./flutterw build appbundle -t lib/main_play.dart --flavor play --bundle-sksl-path shaders.sksl.json
           cp build/app/outputs/bundle/playRelease/*.aab outputs
-          ./flutterw build apk -t lib/main_play.dart --flavor play
+          ./flutterw build apk -t lib/main_play.dart --flavor play --bundle-sksl-path shaders.sksl.json
           cp build/app/outputs/apk/play/release/*.apk outputs
           scripts/apply_flavor_izzy.sh
           ./flutterw build apk -t lib/main_izzy.dart --flavor izzy --split-per-abi

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## <a id="unreleased"></a>[Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- revert to Skia rendering engine
+
 ## <a id="v1.12.10"></a>[v1.12.10] - 2025-04-16
 
 ### Added

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -331,6 +331,6 @@
             android:value="2" />
         <meta-data
             android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.EnableImpeller"
-            android:value="true" />
+            android:value="false" />
     </application>
 </manifest>

pubspec.yaml

@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ flutter:
 ################################################################################
 # Test driver
 
+# capture shaders (profile mode, real device only):
+# % ./flutterw drive --flavor play -t test_driver/driver_shaders.dart --profile --cache-sksl --write-sksl-on-exit shaders.sksl.json
+
 # generate screenshots (profile mode, specific collection):
 # % ./flutterw drive --flavor play -t test_driver/driver_screenshots.dart --profile