empathy segfault when started

[Clément HERTLING]

When I start empathy on my system, I get some GTK/Glib errors, and then a segfault (and obviously it doesn't start).
I'm not using any special gtk theme or anything. Here's the terminal output :

$ empathy

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_icon_activatable: assertion 'GTK_IS_ENTRY (entry)' failed

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:5521): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_get_text: assertion 'GTK_IS_ENTRY (entry)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_size_request: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_size_request: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_height_for_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_height_for_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:5521): Gtk-CRITICAL **: _gtk_widget_get_preferred_size_and_baseline: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
[1] 5521 segmentation fault empathy
$

So this is quite problematic.
Tell me if you need anything else

[Kanthi Kiran N (nkanthikiran)]

I am using elementary OS Freya everytime i run empathy i get this error

(empathy:23518): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: apps.css:117:0: Expected a valid selector

(empathy:23518): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: apps.css:117:0: Expected a valid selector

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_icon_activatable: assertion 'GTK_IS_ENTRY (entry)' failed

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(empathy:23518): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_get_text: assertion 'GTK_IS_ENTRY (entry)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_size_request: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_size_request: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_height_for_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_preferred_height_for_width: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(empathy:23518): Gtk-CRITICAL **: _gtk_widget_get_preferred_size_and_baseline: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
[1] 23518 segmentation fault (core dumped) empathy