Arch Linux

DeepThoughts

Member

From: Norther part of Sweden (Piteå)

Registered: 2006-04-11

Posts: 44

Website

xchat-gnome doesn't start

Hi,

I've just made a clean install and for some reason xchat-gnome doesn't start. The window doesn't even show only the notification that the program has crashed. I've tried to compile the package localy but that didn't help.

I realize this isn't much info to work with but what info would be useful and how do I gather it?

I would be really glad if someone could help me figure this one out.

---

Stefan Nitsche
stefan_at_nitsche_dot_se

nuopus

Member

From: Mesa, AZ

Registered: 2005-03-09

Posts: 60

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

I get the exact same issue! When running from the terminal I get the following errors:

(xchat-gnome:6403): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed

(xchat-gnome:6403): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed

(xchat-gnome:6403): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed

(xchat-gnome:6403): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_get_text: assertion `GTK_IS_ENTRY (entry)' failed

(xchat-gnome:6403): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_get_text: assertion `GTK_IS_ENTRY (entry)' failed

I hope this helps someone who can solve this problem! Thanks!

NeoEx

Member

From: Italy

Registered: 2007-04-07

Posts: 15

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

same here. before upgrading to 0.17 it worked.

---

Linux user #420208

baze

Member

Registered: 2005-10-30

Posts: 393

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

i did a clean install yesterday too, but xchat-gnome works without a problem here.

DeepThoughts

Member

From: Norther part of Sweden (Piteå)

Registered: 2006-04-11

Posts: 44

Website

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

Could it have something to with what repos we are using?

I'm using current, extra, community, testing and unstable.

nuopus, NeoEx and baze, what repos are you using?

---

Stefan Nitsche
stefan_at_nitsche_dot_se

nuopus

Member

From: Mesa, AZ

Registered: 2005-03-09

Posts: 60

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

Could it have something to with what repos we are using?

I'm using current, extra, community, testing and unstable.

nuopus, NeoEx and baze, what repos are you using?

All of those except for testing. Im brave. ... but not that brave! lol

baze

Member

Registered: 2005-10-30

Posts: 393

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

Could it have something to with what repos we are using?

I'm using current, extra, community, testing and unstable.

nuopus, NeoEx and baze, what repos are you using?

i use those 5 aswell. the only thing from unstable is gimp-devel. from testing i use
alsa-lib
alsa-utils
ipw3945
kernel26
klibc-udev
openssl
udev

and then i use self-built avahi, libburn, nss-mdns and squeeze-svn. not really any packages which i think could cause this stuff to work here.
i use the hosteurope mirrors, maybe some packages are broken on your server, though i don't expect that.

NeoEx

Member

From: Italy

Registered: 2007-04-07

Posts: 15

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

i've found the problem!
open gconf-editor and go to /apps/xchat and change 'version' to '0.17'. here it was simply blank.

---

Linux user #420208

nuopus

Member

From: Mesa, AZ

Registered: 2005-03-09

Posts: 60

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

i've found the problem!
open gconf-editor and go to /apps/xchat and change 'version' to '0.17'. here it was simply blank.

My xchat in the editor is blank period. all I have is xchat and some folders, but they are all blank. how do I either remove these or have them recreated?

DeepThoughts

Member

From: Norther part of Sweden (Piteå)

Registered: 2006-04-11

Posts: 44

Website

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

Though I wont be able to check this at my installation for a while I do think the problem has been identified. Apparently something has gone wrong when installing the Gconf-schemas. But only for some of us. And why?

---

Stefan Nitsche
stefan_at_nitsche_dot_se

Roberth

Member

From: The Pale Blue Dot

Registered: 2007-01-12

Posts: 894

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

i've found the problem!
open gconf-editor and go to /apps/xchat and change 'version' to '0.17'. here it was simply blank.

I have the same thing in gconf, how do I set 1.17? apparantly I can only set 1, 2, 3 etc...

---

Use the Source, Luke!

aRcHaTe

Member

Registered: 2006-10-24

Posts: 646

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

why not fixed on the PKGBUILD??

---

Its a sick world we live in....

DeepThoughts

Member

From: Norther part of Sweden (Piteå)

Registered: 2006-04-11

Posts: 44

Website

Re: xchat-gnome doesn't start

I checked my installation and as I suspected it also lacked the version in gconf. Changing the value type to string and the value to 0.17 solved the problem

---

Stefan Nitsche
stefan_at_nitsche_dot_se