[Pidgin] #8640: Pidgin crashes on fresh Debian Sid installation

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#8640: Pidgin crashes on fresh Debian Sid installation
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 Reporter:  fbt            |           Owner:  lschiere
     Type:  defect         |          Status:  new     
Component:  unclassified   |         Version:  2.5.5   
 Keywords:  debian, crash  |   Launchpad_bug:          
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 My system is a fresh Debian Sid installation (installed base system from
 lenny, and everything else from Sid).

 Linux kernel 2.6.28 (debian sid), KDE 3.5.10. No plugins, Pidgin 2.5.5.

 When I ran it from the console, here's the messages I got:


 {{{
 fernando at dagobah:~$ pidgin

 (pidgin:5921): GStreamer-CRITICAL **:
 Trying to dispose element test, but it is not in the NULL state.
 You need to explicitly set elements to the NULL state before
 dropping the final reference, to allow them to clean up.


 (pidgin:5921): GStreamer-CRITICAL **:
 Trying to dispose element play, but it is not in the NULL state.
 You need to explicitly set elements to the NULL state before
 dropping the final reference, to allow them to clean up.


 (pidgin:5921): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_set_state: assertion
 `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed

 (pidgin:5921): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_object_unref: assertion
 `((GObject *) object)->ref_count > 0' failed

 (pidgin:5921): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_set_state: assertion
 `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed

 (pidgin:5921): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_object_unref: assertion
 `((GObject *) object)->ref_count > 0' failed

 (pidgin:5921): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_element_set_state: assertion
 `GST_IS_ELEMENT (element)' failed

 (pidgin:5921): GStreamer-CRITICAL **: gst_object_unref: assertion
 `((GObject *) object)->ref_count > 0' failed

 (pidgin:5921): GStreamer-CRITICAL **:
 Trying to dispose element test, but it is not in the NULL state.
 You need to explicitly set elements to the NULL state before
 dropping the final reference, to allow them to clean up.

 Pidgin 2.5.5 has segfaulted and attempted to dump a core file.
 This is a bug in the software and has happened through
 no fault of your own.

 If you can reproduce the crash, please notify the developers
 by reporting a bug at:
 http://developer.pidgin.im/simpleticket/

 Please make sure to specify what you were doing at the time
 and post the backtrace from the core file.  If you do not know
 how to get the backtrace, please read the instructions at
 http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/GetABacktrace
 Aborted
 }}}

 I tried to get a backtrace installing pidgin-dbg and gdb, and running: gdb
 pidgin, but pidgin was not launched.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/8640>
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