gvim 7.2-1: GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

[Jon TURNEY]

Lachlan Andrew wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I've just installed gvim 7.2-1 on the current version of Cygwin.
> 
> Why I type "gvim", it complains
> 
> % gvim
>   (gvim:4216): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref: assertion
> `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
> 
>   (gvim:4216): Pango-CRITICAL **: _pango_engine_shape_shape:
> assertion `PANGO_IS_FONT (font)' failed
> 
>   Pango-ERROR **: file /instsoft/libxml/pango-1.8.1/pango/shape.c:
> line 75 (pango_shape): assertion failed: (glyphs->num_glyphs > 0)
>   aborting...
> 
>   Aborted (core dumped)

You need more fonts, probably.  It's pretty fail of gvim to die in such a 
horrible and cryptic fashion rather than saying that, though.

I think you need at least font-adobe-dpi75 for gvim. (It is indeed a packaging 
error that the needed fonts aren't installed)

See also http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-where-are-my-fonts

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