diff -u vim-7.2.245/debian/changelog vim-7.2.245/debian/changelog
--- vim-7.2.245/debian/changelog
+++ vim-7.2.245/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+vim (2:7.2.245-2ubuntu2.1) karmic-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix gtk assertion errors by applying upstream patch #257
+    (LP: #402188)
+
+ -- Philip Muskovac <yofel@gmx.net>  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:01:01 +0100
+
 vim (2:7.2.245-2ubuntu2) karmic; urgency=low
 
   * Add lucid as a valid suite in changelogs and sources.list.
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- vim-7.2.245.orig/src/version.c
+++ vim-7.2.245/src/version.c
@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    257,
+/**/
     245,
 /**/
     244,
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- vim-7.2.245.orig/src/gui_gtk_f.c
+++ vim-7.2.245/src/gui_gtk_f.c
@@ -860,11 +860,9 @@
 gtk_form_set_static_gravity(GdkWindow *window, gboolean use_static)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_GTK2
-    gboolean static_gravity_supported;
-
-    static_gravity_supported = gdk_window_set_static_gravities(window,
-							       use_static);
-    g_return_if_fail(static_gravity_supported);
+     /* We don't check if static gravity is actually supported, because it
+      * results in an annoying assertion error message. */
+     gdk_window_set_static_gravities(window, use_static);
 #else
     XSetWindowAttributes xattributes;