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synaptic: aborted on startup with assertion 'gladeXML' failure.

Bug #9886 reported by Debian Bug Importer
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synaptic (Debian)
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synaptic (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Michael Vogt

Bug Description

Automatically imported from Debian bug report #279573 http://bugs.debian.org/279573

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Debian Bug Importer (debzilla) wrote :

Automatically imported from Debian bug report #279573 http://bugs.debian.org/279573

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Debian Bug Importer (debzilla) wrote :

Message-ID: <email address hidden>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 13:29:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Yuen Boon Jee <email address hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <email address hidden>
Subject: synaptic: aborted on startup with assertion 'gladeXML' failure.

Package: synaptic
Version: 0.55-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

After updating to the latest synaptic, it fails with
the following error
message:
# synaptic

(synaptic:8810): libglade-WARNING **: could not find
glade file
'/usr/share/synaptic/glade/dialog_update_outdated.glade'
synaptic: rguserdialog.cc:136: bool
RGGladeUserDialog::init(const char*):
Assertion `gladeXML' failed.
Aborted

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-686-smp
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US
(charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages synaptic depends on:
ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5 0.5.27 Advanced
front-end for dpkg
ii gksu 1.2.2-1 graphical
frontend to su
ii libatk1.0-0 1.6.1-5 The ATK
accessibility toolkit
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C
Library: Shared libraries
an
ii libfontconfig1 2.2.3-3 generic
font configuration
library
ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.2 FreeType
2 font engine, shared
lib
ii libgcc1 1:3.4.2-3 GCC
support library
ii libglade2-0 1:2.4.0-1 Library
to load .glade files at
ru
ii libglib2.0-0 2.4.7-1 The GLib
library of C routines
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.4.13-1 The GTK+
graphical user interface
ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared
libraries for terminal
hand
ii libpango1.0-0 1.4.1-4 Layout
and rendering of
internatio
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-2 The GNU
Standard C++ Library v3
ii libvte4 1:0.11.11-5 Terminal
emulator widget for GTK+
ii libx11-6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window
System protocol client
li
ii libxft2 2.1.2-6
FreeType-based font drawing
librar
ii libxml2 2.6.11-5 GNOME XML
library
ii libxrender1 0.8.3-7 X
Rendering Extension client
libra
ii scrollkeeper 0.3.14-9.1 A free
electronic cataloging
syste
ii xlibs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window
System client libraries
m
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-3
compression library - runtime

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In , Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote : Re: Bug#279573: synaptic: aborted on startup with assertion 'gladeXML' failure.

On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 01:29:50PM -0800, Yuen Boon Jee wrote:
> Package: synaptic
> Version: 0.55-2
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable

Thanks for this bugreport. A fix is building right now and will be
uploaded as soon as possible.

> After updating to the latest synaptic, it fails with
> the following error
> message:
> # synaptic
>
> (synaptic:8810): libglade-WARNING **: could not find
> glade file
> '/usr/share/synaptic/glade/dialog_update_outdated.glade'
> synaptic: rguserdialog.cc:136: bool
> RGGladeUserDialog::init(const char*):
> Assertion `gladeXML' failed.
> Aborted
>
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 3.1
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-686-smp
> Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US
> (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
>
> Versions of packages synaptic depends on:
> ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5 0.5.27 Advanced
> front-end for dpkg
> ii gksu 1.2.2-1 graphical
> frontend to su
> ii libatk1.0-0 1.6.1-5 The ATK
> accessibility toolkit
> ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C
> Library: Shared libraries
> an
> ii libfontconfig1 2.2.3-3 generic
> font configuration
> library
> ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.2 FreeType
> 2 font engine, shared
> lib
> ii libgcc1 1:3.4.2-3 GCC
> support library
> ii libglade2-0 1:2.4.0-1 Library
> to load .glade files at
> ru
> ii libglib2.0-0 2.4.7-1 The GLib
> library of C routines
> ii libgtk2.0-0 2.4.13-1 The GTK+
> graphical user interface
> ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared
> libraries for terminal
> hand
> ii libpango1.0-0 1.4.1-4 Layout
> and rendering of
> internatio
> ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-2 The GNU
> Standard C++ Library v3
> ii libvte4 1:0.11.11-5 Terminal
> emulator widget for GTK+
> ii libx11-6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window
> System protocol client
> li
> ii libxft2 2.1.2-6
> FreeType-based font drawing
> librar
> ii libxml2 2.6.11-5 GNOME XML
> library
> ii libxrender1 0.8.3-7 X
> Rendering Extension client
> libra
> ii scrollkeeper 0.3.14-9.1 A free
> electronic cataloging
> syste
> ii xlibs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window
> System client libraries
> m
> ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-3
> compression library - runtime
>
> -- no debconf information
>
>
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

fixed in synaptic_0.55-1ubuntu4

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Debian Bug Importer (debzilla) wrote :
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Message-ID: <20041103221432.GA20816@sam>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 23:14:33 +0100
From: Michael Vogt <email address hidden>
To: Yuen Boon Jee <email address hidden>, <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#279573: synaptic: aborted on startup with assertion 'gladeXML' failure.

On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 01:29:50PM -0800, Yuen Boon Jee wrote:
> Package: synaptic
> Version: 0.55-2
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable

Thanks for this bugreport. A fix is building right now and will be
uploaded as soon as possible.

> After updating to the latest synaptic, it fails with
> the following error
> message:
> # synaptic
>
> (synaptic:8810): libglade-WARNING **: could not find
> glade file
> '/usr/share/synaptic/glade/dialog_update_outdated.glade'
> synaptic: rguserdialog.cc:136: bool
> RGGladeUserDialog::init(const char*):
> Assertion `gladeXML' failed.
> Aborted
>
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 3.1
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-686-smp
> Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US
> (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
>
> Versions of packages synaptic depends on:
> ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5 0.5.27 Advanced
> front-end for dpkg
> ii gksu 1.2.2-1 graphical
> frontend to su
> ii libatk1.0-0 1.6.1-5 The ATK
> accessibility toolkit
> ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C
> Library: Shared libraries
> an
> ii libfontconfig1 2.2.3-3 generic
> font configuration
> library
> ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.2 FreeType
> 2 font engine, shared
> lib
> ii libgcc1 1:3.4.2-3 GCC
> support library
> ii libglade2-0 1:2.4.0-1 Library
> to load .glade files at
> ru
> ii libglib2.0-0 2.4.7-1 The GLib
> library of C routines
> ii libgtk2.0-0 2.4.13-1 The GTK+
> graphical user interface
> ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared
> libraries for terminal
> hand
> ii libpango1.0-0 1.4.1-4 Layout
> and rendering of
> internatio
> ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-2 The GNU
> Standard C++ Library v3
> ii libvte4 1:0.11.11-5 Terminal
> emulator widget for GTK+
> ii libx11-6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window
> System protocol client
> li
> ii libxft2 2.1.2-6
> FreeType-based font drawing
> librar
> ii libxml2 2.6.11-5 GNOME XML
> library
> ii libxrender1 0.8.3-7 X
> Rendering Extension client
> libra
> ii scrollkeeper 0.3.14-9.1 A free
> electronic cataloging
> syste
> ii xlibs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window
> System client libraries
> m
> ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-3
> compression library - runtime
>
> -- no debconf information
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> http://mail.yahoo.com
>

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

fixed with the upload of synaptic_0.55-1ubuntu4

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In , Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote : Re: Bug#279573: confirmed on my machine ;-(

On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 12:04:02PM +0100, Wolfgang Balster wrote:
> Hello!
>
> This bug occurred yesterday after updating the unstable distribution.

They, it will happen on most machines. It's a missing glade file that
causes the trouble. I already uploaded a fixed version into debian
last night, I hope it will make it into the archive fast.

sorry for the trouble,
 Michael

> --
> Mit freundlichem Gruss
>
> Wolfgang Balster
>
> GPG 0x7FF6F4D4 | FAFD 8741 E703 31AC 5B1F AA45 B894 E07E 7FF6 F4D4
>
>

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Debian Bug Importer (debzilla) wrote :

Message-Id: <email address hidden>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:04:02 +0100
From: Wolfgang Balster <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: confirmed on my machine ;-(

Hello!

This bug occurred yesterday after updating the unstable distribution.
--
Mit freundlichem Gruss

Wolfgang Balster

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In , Wolfgang Balster (wolfgang-balster) wrote : confirmed on my machine ;-(

Hello!

This bug occurred yesterday after updating the unstable distribution.
--
Mit freundlichem Gruss

Wolfgang Balster

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Debian Bug Importer (debzilla) wrote :

Message-ID: <20041104103310.GB17062@sam>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:33:10 +0100
From: Michael Vogt <email address hidden>
To: Wolfgang Balster <email address hidden>, <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#279573: confirmed on my machine ;-(

On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 12:04:02PM +0100, Wolfgang Balster wrote:
> Hello!
>
> This bug occurred yesterday after updating the unstable distribution.

They, it will happen on most machines. It's a missing glade file that
causes the trouble. I already uploaded a fixed version into debian
last night, I hope it will make it into the archive fast.

sorry for the trouble,
 Michael

> --
> Mit freundlichem Gruss
>
> Wolfgang Balster
>
> GPG 0x7FF6F4D4 | FAFD 8741 E703 31AC 5B1F AA45 B894 E07E 7FF6 F4D4
>
>

--
The first rule of holes is: when you find yourself in one, stop digging. - PJ
Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question. - Neo

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In , Brian Pack (afcpack) wrote : synaptic: touch dialog_update_outdated.glade fixed

Package: synaptic
Version: 0.55-2
Followup-For: Bug #279573

When I went to /usr/share/synaptic/glade and executed touch
dialog_update_outdated.glade I was able to run synaptic as before.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.9-20041104
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages synaptic depends on:
ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5 0.5.27 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii gksu 1.2.2-1 graphical frontend to su
ii libatk1.0-0 1.6.1-5 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libfontconfig1 2.2.3-3 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.2 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libgcc1 1:3.4.2-3 GCC support library
ii libglade2-0 1:2.4.0-1 Library to load .glade files at ru
ii libglib2.0-0 2.4.7-1 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.4.13-1 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libpango1.0-0 1.4.1-4 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libvte4 1:0.11.11-5 Terminal emulator widget for GTK+
ii libx11-6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window System protocol client li
ii libxft2 2.1.2-6 FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii libxml2 2.6.11-5 GNOME XML library
ii libxrender1 0.8.3-7 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii scrollkeeper 0.3.14-9.1 A free electronic cataloging syste
ii xlibs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window System client libraries m
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-3 compression library - runtime

-- no debconf information

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Debian Bug Importer (debzilla) wrote :

Message-Id: <email address hidden>
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:42:43 -0500
From: Brian Pack <email address hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <email address hidden>
Subject: synaptic: touch dialog_update_outdated.glade fixed

Package: synaptic
Version: 0.55-2
Followup-For: Bug #279573

When I went to /usr/share/synaptic/glade and executed touch
dialog_update_outdated.glade I was able to run synaptic as before.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.9-20041104
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages synaptic depends on:
ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5 0.5.27 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii gksu 1.2.2-1 graphical frontend to su
ii libatk1.0-0 1.6.1-5 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libfontconfig1 2.2.3-3 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6 2.1.7-2.2 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libgcc1 1:3.4.2-3 GCC support library
ii libglade2-0 1:2.4.0-1 Library to load .glade files at ru
ii libglib2.0-0 2.4.7-1 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.4.13-1 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libpango1.0-0 1.4.1-4 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libvte4 1:0.11.11-5 Terminal emulator widget for GTK+
ii libx11-6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window System protocol client li
ii libxft2 2.1.2-6 FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii libxml2 2.6.11-5 GNOME XML library
ii libxrender1 0.8.3-7 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii scrollkeeper 0.3.14-9.1 A free electronic cataloging syste
ii xlibs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8 X Window System client libraries m
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-3 compression library - runtime

-- no debconf information

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In , Thomas Hood (jdthood-aglu) wrote : Done

The faulty version never made it into testing and the fault is fixed in
sid:

Changes:
 synaptic (0.55-3) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * added dialog_update_outdated.glade (fixes: #279573)

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Debian Bug Importer (debzilla) wrote :

Message-Id: <1099782516.3654.534.camel@thanatos>
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:08:37 +0100
From: Thomas Hood <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Done

The faulty version never made it into testing and the fault is fixed in
sid:

Changes:
 synaptic (0.55-3) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * added dialog_update_outdated.glade (fixes: #279573)

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status: Unknown → Fix Released
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