Endless syslog assert spam: Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_info_get_filename: assertion 'icon_info != NULL' failed

[Doug Gale]

Every time I look at my syslog it is a sea of assertions interspersed with actual relevant logs.

I have been letting this go for a long time. I think it is time I tried to stop the log spam.

I love the applet, it is great!

My syslog consists of endless spam like this:

May 14 16:01:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_info_get_filename: assertion 'icon_info != NULL' failed
May 14 16:01:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
May 14 16:01:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_info_get_filename: assertion 'icon_info != NULL' failed
May 14 16:01:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
May 14 16:01:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_info_get_filename: assertion 'icon_info != NULL' failed
May 14 16:01:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
May 14 16:03:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_info_get_filename: assertion 'icon_info != NULL' failed
May 14 16:03:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
May 14 16:03:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_info_get_filename: assertion 'icon_info != NULL' failed
May 14 16:03:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
May 14 16:03:52 doug-lt org.gnome.panel.applet.IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory[2376]: (indicator-applet-complete:2791): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_info_get_filename: assertion 'icon_info != NULL' failed

[Doug Gale (doug16k)]

I tried `apport-collect 1581920` in a terminal (without backticks) and it says "No additional information collected"

[Doug Gale (doug16k)]

You may notice that the assertion failures are happening so fast that a whole screen full of syslog messages are all in the same second.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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