geary won't start after upgrading to 3.36

[Danial Behzadi]

It simply doesn't start anymore. Here are the logs:

    *[wrn] 21:48:42.0184 GLib-GObject:cannot register existing type 'PluginNotification'
    ![crt] 21:48:42.0184 GLib:g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
    ![crt] 21:48:42.0184 GLib-GObject:g_type_register_dynamic: assertion 'parent_type > 0' failed
    *[wrn] 21:48:42.0184 GLib-GObject:cannot register existing type 'GearyBaseObject'
    *[wrn] 21:48:42.0184 GLib-GObject:cannot register existing type 'GearyBaseInterface'
    ![crt] 21:48:42.0184 GLib:g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
    ![crt] 21:48:42.0184 GLib-GObject:g_type_add_interface_static: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed
    ![crt] 21:48:42.0184 GLib:g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed
    ![crt] 21:48:42.0184 GLib-GObject:g_type_register_dynamic: assertion 'parent_type > 0' failed

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: geary 3.36.0-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-18.22-generic 5.4.24
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu20
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Mar 19 21:55:38 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-01 (138 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
SourcePackage: geary
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Michael Gratton (mjog)]

Pretty sure this is a build bug - it doesn't happen when compiling 3.36 from source and running it from there, doesn't happen installing the Debian 3.36.0-2 package either.

[Michael Gratton (mjog)]

@jbicha does this ring any bells? I'd really rather Ubuntu not ship a version of Geary that does not start.

[Joe Barnett (thejoe)]

fwiw, here's gdb backtrace when seeing this bug:

(gdb) bt
#0 syscall () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/syscall.S:38
#1 0x00007ffff7d74483 in g_cond_wait ()
    at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#2 0x00007ffff7d50b0f in g_once_init_enter ()
    at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3 0x00007fff8ca5370c in plugin_notification_get_type ()
    at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/geary/plugins/messaging-menu/libmessaging-menu-geary.so
#4 0x00007fff8c980e07 in peas_register_types ()
    at /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/geary/plugins/messaging-menu/libmessaging-menu-geary.so
#5 0x00007ffff59d34cc in () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpeas-1.0.so.0
#6 0x00007ffff7e3c58b in g_type_module_use ()
    at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#7 0x00007ffff59d5d9b in () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpeas-1.0.so.0
#8 0x00007ffff59cf9e0 in () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpeas-1.0.so.0
#9 0x00007ffff7e12802 in g_closure_invoke ()
    at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#10 0x00007ffff7e25f96 in () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#11 0x00007ffff7e31b9e in g_signal_emit_valist ()
    at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#12 0x00007ffff7e32b7c in g_signal_emit_by_name ()
    at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0
--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--c
#13 0x0000555555633d09 in application_plugin_manager_load ()
#14 0x0000555555606c50 in ()
#15 0x00005555555f856c in ()
#16 0x00007ffff787ae79 in () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
#17 0x00007ffff787aebd in () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
#18 0x00007ffff7d26e8e in g_main_context_dispatch () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#19 0x00007ffff7d27240 in () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#20 0x00007ffff7d272e3 in g_main_context_iteration () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#21 0x00007ffff78a8f05 in g_application_run () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
#22 0x00005555555f4d67 in _vala_main ()
#23 0x00007ffff22aa0b3 in __libc_start_main (main=0x5555555f4bc0 <main>, argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffdaa8, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffda98) at ../csu/libc-start.c:308
#24 0x00005555555f4c0e in _start ()

Also, I only get the first 3 lines of log output above, nothing about GearyBaseObject etc

[Fabio Duran Verdugo (fabioduran)]

Here a better trace

(gdb) bt full
#0 0x00007ffff23999bf in __GI___poll (fds=0x555555af2d30, nfds=1, timeout=25000) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/poll.c:29
        resultvar = 18446744073709551100
        sc_cancel_oldtype = 0
        sc_ret = <optimized out>
#1 0x00007ffff7d301ae in g_main_context_poll (priority=<optimized out>, n_fds=1, fds=0x555555af2d30, timeout=<optimized out>,
    context=0x555555af3590) at ../../../glib/gmain.c:4346
        ret = <optimized out>
        errsv = <optimized out>
        poll_func = 0x7ffff7d3ff10 <g_poll>
        poll_func = <optimized out>
        ret = <optimized out>
        errsv = <optimized out>
#2 g_main_context_iterate (context=0x555555af3590, block=block@entry=1, dispatch=dispatch@entry=1, self=<optimized out>)
    at ../../../glib/gmain.c:4042
        max_priority = 2147483647
        timeout = 25000
        some_ready = <optimized out>
        nfds = 1
        allocated_nfds = <optimized out>
        fds = 0x555555af2d30
#3 0x00007ffff7d30533 in g_main_loop_run (loop=0x555555af2d10) at ../../../glib/gmain.c:4241
        self = <optimized out>
        __func__ = "g_main_loop_run"
#4 0x00007ffff78df415 in g_dbus_connection_send_message_with_reply_sync (connection=connection@entry=0x555555ac6020,
    message=message@entry=0x555555ad24a0, flags=flags@entry=G_DBUS_SEND_MESSAGE_FLAGS_NONE, timeout_msec=timeout_msec@entry=-1,
    out_serial=out_serial@entry=0x0, cancellable=cancellable@entry=0x0, error=0x7fffffffdc90) at ../../../gio/gdbusconnection.c:2164
        data = {res = 0x0, context = 0x555555af3590, loop = 0x555555af2d10}
        reply = <optimized out>
        __func__ = "g_dbus_connection_send_message_with_reply_sync"
#5 0x00007ffff78df80f in g_dbus_connection_call_sync_internal (connection=0x555555ac6020, bus_name=0x555555aeed80 "org.gnome.Geary",
    object_path=0x555555af0f40 "/org/gnome/Geary", interface_name=interface_name@entry=0x7ffff793b231 "org.gtk.Actions",
    method_name=method_name@entry=0x7ffff793b259 "DescribeAll", parameters=parameters@entry=0x0, reply_type=0x7ffff793b265,
    flags=G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE, timeout_msec=-1, fd_list=0x0, out_fd_list=0x0, cancellable=0x0, error=0x7fffffffde60)
    at ../../../gio/gdbusconnection.c:5989
        message = 0x555555ad24a0
        reply = 0x0
        result = 0x0
        local_error = 0x0
        send_flags = G_DBUS_SEND_MESSAGE_FLAGS_NONE
        __func__ = "g_dbus_connection_call_sync_internal"
#6 0x00007ffff78e17f7 in g_dbus_connection_call_sync (connection=<optimized out>, bus_name=<optimized out>, object_path=<optimized out>,
    interface_name=interface_name@entry=0x7ffff793b231 "org.gtk.Actions", method_name=method_name@entry=0x7ffff793b259 "DescribeAll",
    parameters=parameters@entry=0x0, reply_type=0x7ffff793b265, flags=G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE, timeout_msec=-1, cancellable=0x0, error=0x7fffffffde60)
    at ../../../gio/gdbusconnection.c:6219
No locals.
#7 0x00007ffff78b8bf9 in g_dbus_action_group_sync (group=group@entry=0x555555ad2400, cancellable=cancellable@entry=0x0,
    error=error@entry=0x7fffffffde60) at ../../../gio/gdbusactiongroup.c:530
        reply = <optimized out>
        __func__ = "g_dbus_a...

[Fabio Duran Verdugo (fabioduran)]

The commit was send

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/geary/-/commit/770762055ae8a6aa8e883e198cb2d424db35882c

[Michael Gratton (mjog)]

This should be fixed in 3.36.1, which was just released. Anyone know how to get the package updated?

[Danial Behzadi (dani.behzi)]

Fixed in 3.36.1