[Bug 1740522] Re: GLib: g_variant_new_string: assertion 'string != NULL' failed

2018-01-05 Thread Federated Jam
> but it doesn't seem to be causing any serious problem right now (?) At the moment I have an issue where *sometimes* when I return to my computer and the screen has gone to sleep, it takes an incredibly long time to show me the login prompt. Could be my graphics driver (polaris) or the login

[Bug 1740522] Re: GLib: g_variant_new_string: assertion 'string != NULL' failed

2018-01-04 Thread Federated Jam
It would be an easy fix if the assertion message printed the backtrace of the apps calling in glib. I wonder if the system packages are compiled in RelWithDbgInfo by default, so that a stacktrace would be useful in release for fixing bugs like this. I wonder if there's a way to extend G_DEBUG

[Bug 1740522] Re: GLib: g_variant_new_string: assertion 'string != NULL' failed

2018-01-04 Thread Federated Jam
I also saw many comments about this via the web, but didn't see any bugs people could track the situation with. The screenshot that informed my report is attached. If there's any more information that will help find the root cause, I'm happy to provide it. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot of

[Bug 1740522] Re: GLib: g_variant_new_string: assertion 'string != NULL' failed

2018-01-03 Thread Federated Jam
According to the Logs application, the sender of the message was gdm3, so it seemed a reasonable guess. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1740522 Title: GLib: g_variant_new_string:

[Bug 1740522] [NEW] GLib: g_variant_new_string: assertion 'string != NULL' failed

2017-12-29 Thread Federated Jam
Public bug reported: I saw this in the Logs application gdm3 GLib: g_variant_new_string: assertion 'string != NULL' failed ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gdm3 3.26.1-3ubuntu3 Uname: Linux 4.14.7-041407-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64