xkill doesn't grab pointer in gnome/wayland

[themusicgod1]

1.
> xkill

expected result:
a) output: "Select the window whose client you wish to kill with button 1..."
b) pointer turns to an X
c) you can click on a window
d) that window's process gets killed

what actually happens
a) output: "Select the window whose client you wish to kill with button 1..."
b) The pointer goes invisible, until you move it, then it goes to the normal pointer.
...that's it.

Ubuntu: 17.04 / zesty
Desktop environment: Gnome/Weyland
x11-utils: 7.7+3

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: x11-utils 7.7+3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Apr 13 13:40:03 2017
DistUpgraded: 2017-04-13 12:41:16,896 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript: './xorg_fix_proprietary.py'
DistroCodename: zesty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [1025:0689]
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GeForce 710M [1025:0689]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (1008 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708)
MachineType: Acer TravelMate P273-MG
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-19-generic root=UUID=885e04f0-bd26-4885-aa1c-f134c674b8ff ro quiet splash nomdmonddf nomdmonisw vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: x11-utils
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-13 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/27/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: V2.11
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: BA70_HC
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV2.11:bd11/27/2013:svnAcer:pnTravelMateP273-MG:pvrV2.11:rvnAcer:rnBA70_HC:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: TravelMate P273-MG
dmi.product.version: V2.11
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+17.04.20170109-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.3-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.3-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.5-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.14-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Thu Apr 13 12:45:10 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 NOUVEAU(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1
xserver.video_driver: modeset

[themusicgod1 (themusicgod1)]

Still works fine in XFCE4

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

This is a known issue with wayland documented upstream on https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_debug_Wayland_problems#Many_well-known_X11_utilities_don.27t_work

Don't hesitate to file any bug you may find.

[themusicgod1 (themusicgod1)]

This seems to be working properly as of bionic
x11-utils: 7.7+3build1
gnome: 3.28.1