GLib problems with openoffice.org-2.3.1

[Malcolm Kay]

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:17 pm, Malcolm Kay wrote:
> Building from ports openoffice gives:
> (process:46025): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2242: initialization assertion failed, use IA__g_type_init() prior to this function
> 
> (process:46025): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
> 
> (process:46025): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new: assertion `G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' on attempting 
> to open an .ods file from a previous release or after saving a new file and exiting. The application then locks up.
> 
> 
> I get the same or similar effect whether building the application from ports or installing a prebuilt package.
> 
> The system here:
> xi:203> uname -a
> FreeBSD xi.home 6.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE #0: Wed Jan 16 04:45:45 UTC 2008     root at dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP  i386
> 
> Am I doing something foolish?
> Does anyone know the problem?
> Where do I go from here?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 

Meanwhile I've untared a prebuilt 2.2.1 version
OOo_2.2.1_FreeBSD62Intel_install_en-GB.tbz
which is working at least at a basic level under FBSD 6.3.

However I'd still like to get the later verion operational.
 
Malcolm Kay