Ubuntu
libdbusmenu package

[precise] GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion `g_variant_is_of_type (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed on indicator click

Bug #975007 reported by Roman Yepishev
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
DBus Menu
Fix Released
High
Ted Gould
libdbusmenu (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

STR:

Start any indicator in the terminal or use the following code:

"""
from gi.repository import Gtk
from gi.repository import AppIndicator3
import sys

indicator = AppIndicator3.Indicator.new(
    "test", "checkbox", AppIndicator3.IndicatorCategory.OTHER)
indicator.set_status(AppIndicator3.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
menu = Gtk.Menu()
menu.show()
quit_item = Gtk.MenuItem.new_with_label("Quit")
quit_item.connect("activate", lambda x: Gtk.main_quit() )
quit_item.show()
menu.append(quit_item)
indicator.set_menu(menu)
Gtk.main()
"""

Click on the indicator itself.

Expected result:
Nothing

Actual result:
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/types.py:43: Warning: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion `g_variant_is_of_type (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed

This happens on gir indicator, regular python indicator and indicators written in Vala/C.

For C indicators it prints
GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion `g_variant_is_of_type (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed
every time the indicator is clicked.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libappindicator1 0.4.92-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 6 12:41:07 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120225)
SourcePackage: libappindicator
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Roman Yepishev (rye) wrote :
summary: - GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion `g_variant_is_of_type
- (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed on indicator click
+ [precise] GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion
+ `g_variant_is_of_type (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed
+ on indicator click
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Roman Yepishev (rye) wrote :

.xsession-errors now contains a lot of these due to the bug:

(gnome-settings-daemon:2193): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion `g_variant_is_of_type (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed

(nm-applet:2238): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion `g_variant_is_of_type (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed

(nm-applet:2238): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion `g_variant_is_of_type (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed

(bluetooth-applet:2250): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion `g_variant_is_of_type (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed

(gnome-settings-daemon:2193): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_iter_loop: assertion `g_variant_is_of_type (GVSI(iter)->value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY)' failed

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jrminter (jrminter) wrote :

I see this as well on a clean install. No idea why...

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in libappindicator (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Roman Yepishev (rye) wrote :

The trace on G_DEBUG=all is
#0 0x00007ffff6668f9b in g_logv () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#1 0x00007ffff6669172 in g_log () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#2 0x00007ffff66945cd in g_variant_iter_loop () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3 0x00007ffff58070a9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbusmenu-glib.so.4
#4 0x00007ffff6c1828b in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0
#5 0x00007ffff6661c9a in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#6 0x00007ffff6662060 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#7 0x00007ffff666245a in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#8 0x00007ffff7454ecd in gtk_main () at /build/buildd/gtk+3.0-3.4.0/./gtk/gtkmain.c:1165
#9 0x00000000004037d1 in application_main (args_length1=1, args=0x7fffffffdfb8) at main.c:686
#10 main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at main.c:695

So it looks like there is something wrong in dbusmenu since if you e.g. run totem in terminal and try clicking through menu, it prints the same messages.

affects: libappindicator (Ubuntu) → libdbusmenu (Ubuntu)
Changed in libdbusmenu (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in libdbusmenu (Ubuntu):
importance: Medium → High
Changed in dbusmenu:
importance: Undecided → High
Revision history for this message
Ken VanDine (ken-vandine) wrote :

This was fixed in a distro patch in dbusmenu=0.5.99-0ubuntu2

Changed in libdbusmenu (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Changed in dbusmenu:
status: New → Fix Committed
Charles Kerr (charlesk)
Changed in dbusmenu:
assignee: nobody → Ted Gould (ted)
Changed in libdbusmenu (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)
Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)
Changed in libdbusmenu (Ubuntu):
assignee: Ken VanDine (ken-vandine) → nobody
Charles Kerr (charlesk)
Changed in dbusmenu:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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