assertion 'gtk is widget(widget)' failed

NBLM · **Joined:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:48 pm **Posts:** 2

Hello, I have some problem to run a simple window with glade and gtk+ under windows 7:

When I want to start it, I get this error message: Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET(widget)' failed.

The source code (from a tutorial):

Code:

#ifdef WIN32
#include <windows.h>
#endif
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <gtk/gtk.h>

void
on_window_destroy (GtkObject *object, gpointer user_data)
{
    gtk_main_quit ();
}

int
main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
    GtkBuilder      *builder;
    GtkWidget       *window;

    gtk_init (&argc, &argv);

    builder = gtk_builder_new ();
    gtk_builder_add_from_file (builder, "ui.glade", NULL);
    window = GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "window"));
    gtk_builder_connect_signals (builder, NULL);

    g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (builder));

    gtk_widget_show (window);
    gtk_main ();

    return 0;
}

And the glade file:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<interface>
  <requires lib="gtk+" version="2.14"/>
  <!-- interface-naming-policy project-wide -->
  <object class="GtkWindow" id="window">
    <signal name="destroy" handler="on_window_destroy"/>
    <child>
      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label1">
        <property name="visible">True</property>
        <property name="label" translatable="yes">hello world!</property>
      </object>
    </child>
  </object>
</interface>

any idea ?

Joel · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:40 am

In Windows environment, I have two options:

1.- The UI file isn't loaded.
2.- I have my doubts using glade/buiilder in windows, because you need to pass a flag in gcc: -export-dynamic, there's a workaround for windows users: http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/glade ... 02301.html, this in case that you are not using gcc or migw32.
3.- Tip, since you are in Windows, use glib's macro:

Code:

#include <gtk/gtk.h> // gtk calls glib's headers
#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
#include <windows.h>
#endif

NBLM · **Joined:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:48 pm **Posts:** 2

Yeah the UI file is the problem I think because:

this tutorial xml works:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" ?><!--Generated with glade3 3.4.0 on Tue Nov 20 14:05:37 2007 --><interface>
  <object class="GtkWindow" id="window1">
    <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
    <child>
      <placeholder/>
    </child>
  </object>
</interface>

But my self build file dont work:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<interface>
  <requires lib="gtk+" version="2.14"/>
  <!-- interface-naming-policy project-wide -->
  <object class="GtkWindow" id="window1">
    <signal name="destroy" handler="on_window_destroy"/>
    <child>
      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label1">
        <property name="visible">True</property>
        <property name="label" translatable="yes">hello world!</property>
      </object>
    </child>
  </object>
</interface>

Forgotten to say, I am using code:blocks with the minGW gcc compiler. I have added the flags you have posted but with no effect. I still get this
error message :(

Edit:
Found the problem: I deleted this "<requires lib="gtk+" version="2.14"/>" from the glade file, now it runs.

:)

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