Re: Odd eggdesktopentries.c messages when Gnome packages installed

From: Ron Johnson (ron.l.johnson_at_cox.net)
Date: 12/11/04

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    To: Debian-User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 22:10:43 -0600

    On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 22:55 -0500, Kevin B. McCarty wrote:
    > Hi list,
    >
    > Since a few days ago I've been getting strange error messages when
    > various Gnome-based applications are installed. During today's
    > install
    > from unstable:
    >
    > Setting up gnome-games (2.8.1-3) ...
    >
    > ** (process:10974): CRITICAL **: file eggdesktopentries.c: line 2223
    > (egg_desktop_entries_add_group): assertion
    > `egg_desktop_entries_lookup_group (entries, group_name) == NULL'
    > failed
    >
    > [and repeated twice more]
    >
    >
    > Similarly with bug-buddy, gnumeric, etc. This doesn't seem to abort
    > any
    > package installations, so maybe it's only an aesthetic problem.
    > Anyone
    > know what it's a symptom of?

    Try Googling for "egg_desktop_entries_add_group assertion". 

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