[SOLVED] AWN died

Roken · 2013-10-02 18:22:21

I've held off posting for a couple of days whilst I searched, but I'm finding nada.

At some point in the past couple of days, awn has stopped working with:

** (avant-window-navigator:20529): CRITICAL **: desktop_agnostic_config_schema_get_metadata_option: assertion 'self != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Now, I've had kernel updates, gtk2 & 3 and glib, but rolling them all back doesn't help. Does anyone have any idea what this may relate to?

Using testing, for information.

Last edited by Roken (2013-11-15 14:17:12)

kallisti5 · 2013-10-04 18:56:04

Same issue here as of latest update...

$ avant-window-navigator 

** (avant-window-navigator:29537): CRITICAL **: desktop_agnostic_config_schema_get_metadata_option: assertion 'self != NULL' failed

** (avant-window-navigator:29537): CRITICAL **: desktop_agnostic_config_schema_get_metadata_option: assertion 'self != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I erased the ~/.config/awn directory, no change.

Backtrace:

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff702910f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libdesktop-agnostic-cfg.so.0
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007ffff702910f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libdesktop-agnostic-cfg.so.0
#1  0x00007ffff702b483 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libdesktop-agnostic-cfg.so.0
#2  0x00007ffff5d90a39 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#3  0x00007ffff5d927b4 in g_object_new_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#4  0x00007ffff5d92b94 in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#5  0x00007ffff7666695 in awn_config_get_default () from /usr/lib/libawn.so.1
#6  0x000000000041b90b in ?? ()
#7  0x0000000000409761 in ?? ()
#8  0x00007ffff5dac15b in g_type_create_instance () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#9  0x00007ffff5d90605 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#10 0x00007ffff5d923fd in g_object_newv () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#11 0x00007ffff5d92bac in g_object_new () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#12 0x00000000004098f5 in ?? ()
#13 0x0000000000409114 in ?? ()
#14 0x00007ffff51d0bc5 in __libc_start_main () from /usr/lib/libc.so.6
#15 0x000000000040923d in ?? ()

Roken · 2013-10-05 07:38:44

I gave up and eventually installed cairo-dock (it was fortuitous that the lastest fglrx fixed cairo-dock probems), spent an hour reconfiguring to have it look and behave more like my awn config did and added my custom launchers, and things are now almost indistinguisable. And I have a cute little penguin meandering around the dock, too

jschuster · 2013-10-07 15:34:14

I'm also seeing the same issue. Anyone know what's going on, or have tips on diagnosing the issue?

mapintar · 2013-10-07 15:54:45

After update to gnome 3.10:

avant-window-navigator
** (avant-window-navigator:32047): CRITICAL **: desktop_agnostic_config_schema_get_metadata_option: assertion 'self != NULL' failed
** (avant-window-navigator:32047): CRITICAL **: desktop_agnostic_config_schema_get_metadata_option: assertion 'self != NULL' failed
Falha de segmentação (imagem do núcleo gravada)

Worked fine before.

Roken · 2013-10-07 16:07:59

There's already a thread about this - maybe join in there - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=170713

NSky · 2013-10-07 16:17:38

It also happens to me. I filed a bug here:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/37226

mapintar · 2013-10-08 03:23:27

Roken wrote:

There's already a thread about this - maybe join in there - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=170713

Thanks

WonderWoofy · 2013-10-08 03:26:02

AWN was was dropped from the official repos today because of incompatibilities with the new gnome packages and deps. It was on the mailing list.

Found it:

City-busz wrote:

Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 21:25:28 +0200
From: Balló György <ballogyor@gmail.com>
To: "Discussion about the Arch User Repository (AUR)" <aur-general@archlinux.org>
Subject: [aur-general] Dropping Avant Window Navigator
Message-ID: <CAK4rBJQz3Y=GbZRR+85DojAJ8bRKt5wN+tmP6gkGmP-4RyfybA@mail.gmail.com>
Hi,
I'll drop the following packages from the [community] repository,
because Avant Window Navigator no longer works with GNOME 3.10
(crashes on startup), upstream is dead, and I can't fix it:
- avant-window-navigator
- awn-extras-applets
- gnome-menus2
- libdesktop-agnostic
If anyone interested in fixing this problem, then check the related bug report:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/37226
Recommended alternatives are cairo-dock and docky.
--
György Balló (City-busz)
Trusted User

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mapintar · 2013-10-08 03:29:37

In my opinion gnome-shell without AWN is annoying, but the last version is released on 2010-04-11. The projetct appears dead.

ewaller · 2013-10-08 03:34:32

Merged threads

AndreeeCZ · 2013-10-08 16:36:37

Happens to me aswell after today's update.
How do I live without avant now? It's my only dock/taskbar!

wombalton · 2013-10-09 11:17:36

Yes, too sad AWN is dead.
I found docky[1] an acceptable replacement. Though, I didn't had any plugins in use.
Only thing I was annoyed was that anchor icon for the settings dialoge. But you can get rid of it. (e. g. see https://insideloss.wordpress.com/2013/0 … om-docky/)
And well, it uses mono if that's a point to you...

[1] https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/docky/

satanselbow · 2013-10-09 12:03:02

Or cairo-dock; again pretty useless without cairo-dock-plugins and a lot more fiddling about than the obviously defunct awn

Awn is dead on my openbox (before today's ob update) - whether this is directly related to the g3 libraries I have for various bits - who knows :$

Anyone actually tried building it from source? <--- scratch that the msg in WonderWoofy's post makes that obvious

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tuvistavie · 2013-10-10 03:57:48

Just tried to install it with avant-window-navigator-bzr package from the AUR and it did not help either.

I still get

** (avant-window-navigator:11061): CRITICAL **: desktop_agnostic_config_schema_get_metadata_option: assertion 'self != NULL' failed

when trying to start AWN.

WonderWoofy · 2013-10-10 04:58:07

@tuvistavie, this project has not been developed for several years (as already mentioned above), so using the bzr sources is not going to change the fact that it is broken and no one is ding anythign to fix it.

AndreeeCZ · 2013-10-10 08:48:55

So what are we doing next? What dock is there that we can use that has a tray and can be a full replacement for panel&tray&taskmanager?
Cairo dock's handling of tray is just way to clumsy..

Roken · 2013-10-10 16:41:44

AndreeeCZ wrote:

So what are we doing next? What dock is there that we can use that has a tray and can be a full replacement for panel&tray&taskmanager?
Cairo dock's handling of tray is just way to clumsy..

I agree, though if you detach the cairo tray from teh dockbar and use it as a desklet it becomes more usable.

NSky · 2013-10-10 18:54:51

Guys, if you are using Docky instead of AWN now and if you are annoyed (like me) with the constantly visible anchor icon do the following to get rid of it:

gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/docky-2/Docky/Items/DockyItem/ShowDockyItem false

Narf · 2013-10-11 18:26:09

AWN crashes with the new glib, it runs with 2.36.4.
This has to be something easily fixable, and probably it's either in awn itself or libdesktop-agnostic, which it uses. I'm currently trying to build libdesktop-agnostic with different settings.

I'll post if I find a fix.

na12 · 2013-10-11 18:39:35

Narf wrote:

AWN crashes with the new glib, it runs with 2.36.4.
This has to be something easily fixable, and probably it's either in awn itself or libdesktop-agnostic, which it uses. I'm currently trying to build libdesktop-agnostic with different settings.
I'll post if I find a fix.

Great

satanselbow · 2013-10-11 18:44:07

Looks like Audacity might be victim of the same update to glib... there may be a few victims to surface over the next few days

(process:12533): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::sm-connect after class was initialised

(process:12533): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::show-crash-dialog after class was initialised

(process:12533): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::display after class was initialised

(process:12533): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Attempt to add property GnomeProgram::default-icon after class was initialised
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1022:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2239:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1022:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Illegal instruction (core dumped)

Narf · 2013-10-11 19:30:01

OK, I found the place where the crash occurs, it's in libdesktop-agnostic (in config-client.c). The assertions mean some variables are 0, and then they are dereferenced, hence the crash.
I have no idea how this library works, but I'll poke around in it and see why this happens. It's most likely due to some change in glib2.
I'll keep playing tomorrow.

satanselbow: Audacity doesn't crash for me with the latest glib2. Does downgrading glib2 fix this for you? This would be probably a bug in wxwidgets, since Audacity uses that (and wx in turn uses gtk).

Roken · 2013-10-11 20:00:41

satanselbow wrote:

Looks like Audacity might be victim of the same update to glib... there may be a few victims to surface over the next few days
Illegal instruction (core dumped)

No - AWN is dead but Audacity still starts with no problem, here.

satanselbow · 2013-10-12 10:05:37

Just to confirm: Audacity crash is ffmpeg related... tried to blame G3 but failed abysmally

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