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meld GLib-GIO:ERROR initable_init: assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL)

Bug #809002 reported by Ian! D. Allen on 2011-07-11

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	meld (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Medium	Unassigned

Bug Description

Ubuntu natty meld 1.5.0-0ubuntu1 aborts when run as root; works fine as normal user:

# gdb /usr/bin/python
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Reading symbols from /usr/bin/python...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) run /usr/bin/meld
Starting program: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/meld
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0".
[New Thread 0x7fffebec3700 (LWP 24978)]
[New Thread 0x7fffeb6c2700 (LWP 24979)]
**
GLib-GIO:ERROR:/build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./gio/gdbusconnection.c:2279:initable_init: assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL)

Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
0x00007ffff69d7d05 in raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007ffff69d7d05 in raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#1 0x00007ffff69dbab6 in abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#2 0x00007ffff582251d in g_assertion_message ()
   from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3 0x00007ffff5822ae0 in g_assertion_message_expr ()
   from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#4 0x00007ffff3d0da45 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
#5 0x00007ffff3d0e341 in g_bus_get_sync ()
   from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
#6 0x00007fffed160b54 in ?? () from /usr/local/lib/libgconf-2.so.4
#7 0x00007fffed160dc2 in gconf_activate_server ()
   from /usr/local/lib/libgconf-2.so.4
#8 0x00007fffed16a8b4 in ?? () from /usr/local/lib/libgconf-2.so.4
#9 0x00007fffed16b17f in ?? () from /usr/local/lib/libgconf-2.so.4
#10 0x00007fffed16b674 in gconf_engine_get_default ()
   from /usr/local/lib/libgconf-2.so.4
#11 0x00007fffed171671 in gconf_client_get_default ()
   from /usr/local/lib/libgconf-2.so.4
#12 0x00007fffed398093 in ?? ()
   from /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/gtk-2.0/gconf.so
#13 0x00000000004970ef in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#14 0x0000000000496dbf in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#15 0x000000000049d325 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx ()
#16 0x00000000004c4526 in ?? ()
#17 0x000000000045d864 in PyObject_Call ()
#18 0x000000000045f43f in ?? ()
#19 0x000000000045d864 in PyObject_Call ()
#20 0x000000000048ae3f in ?? ()
#21 0x000000000048928d in ?? ()
#22 0x000000000045d864 in PyObject_Call ()
#23 0x0000000000496c4e in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#24 0x000000000049d325 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx ()
#25 0x00000000004c4526 in ?? ()
#26 0x000000000045d864 in PyObject_Call ()
#27 0x000000000045f43f in ?? ()
#28 0x000000000045d864 in PyObject_Call ()
#29 0x000000000048ae3f in ?? ()
#30 0x000000000048928d in ?? ()
#31 0x000000000045d864 in PyObject_Call ()
#32 0x0000000000496c4e in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#33 0x0000000000496dbf in PyEval_EvalFrameEx ()
#34 0x000000000049d325 in PyEval_EvalCodeEx ()
#35 0x00000000004ecb02 in PyEval_EvalCode ()
#36 0x00000000004fdc74 in ?? ()
#37 0x000000000042c182 in PyRun_FileExFlags ()
#38 0x000000000042cb4a in PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags ()
#39 0x0000000000418c9e in Py_Main ()
#40 0x00007ffff69c2eff in __libc_start_main ()
   from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#41 0x00000000004c62b1 in _start ()
(gdb)

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: meld 1.5.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 11 16:17:16 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/meld
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/meld
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: meld
StacktraceTop:
raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
g_assertion_message () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
g_assertion_message_expr () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
Title: meld crashed with SIGABRT in raise()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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Ian! D. Allen (idallen) wrote on 2011-07-11:

Dependencies.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Disassembly.txt Edit (854 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcEnviron.txt Edit (93 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcMaps.txt Edit (37.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcStatus.txt Edit (742 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Registers.txt Edit (731 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Stacktrace.txt Edit (3.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ThreadStacktrace.txt Edit (5.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Ian! D. Allen (idallen) wrote on 2011-07-11:

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last part of strace:

open("/usr/local/lib/libdbusmenu-glib.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\2\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0>\0\1\0\0\0\20S\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 832) = 832
fstat(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=101616, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 2197232, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0x7fddce0f1000
mprotect(0x7fddce108000, 2097152, PROT_NONE) = 0
mmap(0x7fddce308000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x17000) = 0x7fddce308000
close(3) = 0
mprotect(0x7fddce308000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0x7fddce51a000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0x7fddce720000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
munmap(0x7fddda214000, 75221) = 0
sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_OTHER) = 0
sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_OTHER) = 0
mmap(NULL, 8392704, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_STACK, -1, 0) = 0x7fddcd8f0000
mprotect(0x7fddcd8f0000, 4096, PROT_NONE) = 0
clone(child_stack=0x7fddce0effd0, flags=CLONE_VM|CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES|CLONE_SIGHAND|CLONE_THREAD|CLONE_SYSVSEM|CLONE_SETTLS|CLONE_PARENT_SETTID|CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID, parent_tidptr=0x7fddce0f09d0, tls=0x7fddce0f0700, child_tidptr=0x7fddce0f09d0) = 25392
futex(0x7fddd8f601c0, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x7fddd8f601c0, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
mmap(NULL, 134217728, PROT_NONE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_NORESERVE, -1, 0) = 0x7fddc58f0000
munmap(0x7fddc58f0000, 40960000) = 0
munmap(0x7fddcc000000, 26148864) = 0
mprotect(0x7fddc8000000, 135168, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE) = 0
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd8333148, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd4988, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd4988, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd8333148, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x1cbe1f4, FUTEX_WAKE_OP_PRIVATE, 1, 1, 0x1cbe1f0, {FUTEX_OP_SET, 0, FUTEX_OP_CMP_GT, 1}) = 1
futex(0x7fddd8333148, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
futex(0x7fddd8f601c0, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd49e8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd49e8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd8333248, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd49e8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
write(2, "**\nGLib-GIO:E...

last part of strace:

open("/usr/local/lib/libdbusmenu-glib.so.3", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\2\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0>\0\1\0\0\0\20S\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 832) = 832
fstat(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=101616, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 2197232, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0x7fddce0f1000
mprotect(0x7fddce108000, 2097152, PROT_NONE) = 0
mmap(0x7fddce308000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x17000) = 0x7fddce308000
close(3)                                = 0
mprotect(0x7fddce308000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0x7fddce51a000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
mprotect(0x7fddce720000, 4096, PROT_READ) = 0
munmap(0x7fddda214000, 75221)           = 0
sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_OTHER)     = 0
sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_OTHER)     = 0
mmap(NULL, 8392704, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_STACK, -1, 0) = 0x7fddcd8f0000
mprotect(0x7fddcd8f0000, 4096, PROT_NONE) = 0
clone(child_stack=0x7fddce0effd0, flags=CLONE_VM|CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES|CLONE_SIGHAND|CLONE_THREAD|CLONE_SYSVSEM|CLONE_SETTLS|CLONE_PARENT_SETTID|CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID, parent_tidptr=0x7fddce0f09d0, tls=0x7fddce0f0700, child_tidptr=0x7fddce0f09d0) = 25392
futex(0x7fddd8f601c0, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x7fddd8f601c0, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
mmap(NULL, 134217728, PROT_NONE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_NORESERVE, -1, 0) = 0x7fddc58f0000
munmap(0x7fddc58f0000, 40960000)        = 0
munmap(0x7fddcc000000, 26148864)        = 0
mprotect(0x7fddc8000000, 135168, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE) = 0
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd8333148, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd4988, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd4988, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd8333148, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x1cbe1f4, FUTEX_WAKE_OP_PRIVATE, 1, 1, 0x1cbe1f0, {FUTEX_OP_SET, 0, FUTEX_OP_CMP_GT, 1}) = 1
futex(0x7fddd8333148, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
futex(0x7fddd8f601c0, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd49e8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd49e8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE, 2, NULL) = -1 EAGAIN (Resource temporarily unavailable)
futex(0x7fddd83327c8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd8333248, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
futex(0x1d3b7b8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
futex(0x7fddd7cd49e8, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 0
write(2, "**\nGLib-GIO:ERROR:/build/buildd/"..., 152) = 152
rt_sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, [ABRT], NULL, 8) = 0
tgkill(25389, 25389, SIGABRT)           = 0
--- SIGABRT (Aborted) @ 0 (0) ---
+++ killed by SIGABRT (core dumped) +++

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2011-07-19:

StacktraceTop:
raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
abort () at abort.c:92
g_assertion_message (domain=<value optimized out>, file=<value optimized out>, line=<value optimized out>, func=0x7f1cef8e4f6d "initable_init", message=0x2a5f340 "assertion failed: (connection->initialization_error == NULL)") at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/gtestutils.c:1358
g_assertion_message_expr (domain=0x7f1cef8c6301 "GLib-GIO", file=0x7f1cef8e30e0 "/build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./gio/gdbusconnection.c", line=2279, func=0x7f1cef8e4f6d "initable_init", expr=<value optimized out>) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/gtestutils.c:1369
initable_init (initable=0x24c80f0, cancellable=0x0, error=0x7fff1c13b410) at /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./gio/gdbusconnection.c:2279

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Changed in meld (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Medium
tags:	removed: need-amd64-retrace

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-07-28:

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

Changed in meld (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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