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bruno321

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Registered: 2010-03-05

Posts: 89

[SOLVED] Inkscape doesn't open: glib errors

Here's what happening:

$ inkscape

(process:358): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2720: You forgot to call g_type_init()

(process:358): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `result != 0' failed

(process:358): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2720: You forgot to call g_type_init()

(process:358): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2720: You forgot to call g_type_init()

(process:358): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_interface_add_prerequisite: assertion `G_TYPE_IS_INTERFACE (interface_type)' failed

(process:358): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `result != 0' failed

(process:358): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_add_interface_static: assertion `G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (instance_type)' failed

(process:358): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2720: You forgot to call g_type_init()
^C

and no window is shown.

I have glib2-2.34 installed (not 2.36 since it conflicts with Skype).

Thank you for your help

Last edited by bruno321 (2013-04-27 22:15:52)

Raynman

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Registered: 2011-10-22

Posts: 1,539

Re: [SOLVED] Inkscape doesn't open: glib errors

g_type_init() was deprecated in glib 2.36, so you are using inkscape compiled against version 2.36 with version 2.34. You could downgrade inkscape (maybe just to previous pkgrel), but according to the changelog for the glib2 package, patches/workarounds were added to get skype working again with 2.36, so I would try that first.

bruno321

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Registered: 2010-03-05

Posts: 89

Re: [SOLVED] Inkscape doesn't open: glib errors

Thanks! That update to glib2 wasn't available this morning. That worked.