Bug#556393: gedit: fails to start

[Moritz Muehlenhoff]

On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 08:03:49PM +0100, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote:
> reassign 556393 gvfs
> forcemerge 548336 556393
> thanks
> 
> Andreas J. Guelzow wrote:
> > Package: gedit
> > Version: 2.28.2-1
> > Severity: grave
> > Justification: renders package unusable
> > 
> > 
> > When trying to start gedit, I get:
> > 
> > [aguelzow at kirkman ~/Desktop/coursematerial/Math200/m200-slides/08]$ gedit
> > sys:1: Warning: invalid cast from `GtkButton' to `GtkNotebook'
> > sys:1: GtkWarning: gtk_notebook_set_show_tabs: assertion `GTK_IS_NOTEBOOK
> > (notebook)' failed
> > process 4842: type array 97 not a basic type
> > process 4842: type array 97 not a basic type
> > process 4842: type invalid 0 not a basic type
> > process 4842: type invalid 0 not a basic type
> > process 4842: type struct 114 not a basic type
> > [aguelzow at kirkman ~/Desktop/coursematerial/Math200/m200-slides/08]$
> 
> Known issue, solved by restarting your session.

This bug has been merged a few times. 

Should this be "fixed" by adding a note into the Squeeze release notes
or do you expect a technical fix?

For a Lenny->Squeeze update the system will need to be rebooted anyway
to take advantage of the new kernel, so this doesn't appear RC to me.

Cheers,
        Moritz