Re: gtk error

[Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com>]

jadamson@partners.org (Joel J. Adamson) writes:

> Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> jadamson@partners.org (Joel J. Adamson) writes:
>>
>>> Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> After the last update of emacs (GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+
>>>> Version 2.12.5) of 2008-03-10 on thievol)
>>>> I have a strange error when i launch emacs from a terminal:
>>>>
>>>> (emacs:13319): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_remove: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET
>>>> (widget)' failed
>>>
>>> Thierry, I get this when running ssh -X with the display variable set
>>> wrong.
>>>
>>> Joel
>>
>> Hi Joel, do you launch ssh -X from some gtk widget or gtk frontend or
>> from emacs ?  
>
> I launch it from an xterm (meaning literally xterm).
>
>> I think the problem come from a bad install of gtk but i don't know
>> what correct.
>
> Hmmm...what GTK version do you have on Disbuntu?

1.2.12 on ubuntu
1.2.10 on gentoo (where the error is)
I am going to try to upgrade this version to see what happen.

> Does Emacs still launch?
>
> Here's what happens to me:
> ,----
> | /home/joel: Zshell> ssh joel@none-of-your-business.org
> | joel@noyb.org's password: 
> | Last login: Tue Mar 11 19:41:11 2008
> | Linux 2.6.21.5-smp.
> | 
> | If you don't have time to do it right, where
> | are you going to find the time to do it over?
> | 
> | 
> | rugby, n:
> |         Elegant violence.
> | 
> |         (Rugby players eat their dead.)
> |         (Blood makes the grass grow!)
> |         (Support your local hooker!  Play rugby!)
> | 
> |         [A "hooker" is part of the scrum.  Thought you'd want to know.  Ed.]
> | 
> | /home/joel: Zshell> emacs
> | 
> | (emacs:13292): Gdk-WARNING **: Connection to display localhost:10.0 appears
> |	to be untrusted. Pointer and keyboard grabs and inter-client
> |	communication may not work as expected.
> | 
> | (emacs:13292): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_remove: assertion
> |	`GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
> | 
> `----
>
> And Emacs appears but freezes after loading my .emacs.
>
> If I do "ssh -CY ..." I get emacs freezing up with no warning messages.
>
> Joel

I suppose you have (menu-bar -1) or something similar in your .emacs ?
have you tried without ? 
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