St crash with "X Error of failed request: BadLength (poly request too large or internal Xlib length error)"

[myrrc]

JFYI if you experience st crash with the following message in log, it's solved by https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/629281/gitk-crashes-when-viewing-commit-containing-emoji-x-error-of-failed-request-ba

apt remove --purge fonts-noto-color-emoji

[blcc]

It is a bug of libxft, fixed at 2.3.5.
If your Linux doesn't so updated, it can be compile standalone.
Please check this instruction:
https://www.maximilian-schillinger.de/articles/st-libxft-bgra-patch.html