[packagekit] Updated backends now crashing

[Richard Hughes]

On 6 September 2011 20:39, Anders F Björklund <afb at algonet.se> wrote:
> PackageKit-CRITICAL **: pk_backend_simulate_install_packages: assertion `backend->priv->desc->simulate_install_packages != NULL' failed
>
>        g_return_if_fail (PK_IS_BACKEND (backend));
>        g_return_if_fail (backend->priv->desc->install_packages != NULL);

Eek. That shouldn't happen.

> Should it really be using debugging assertions to check
> for those unimplemented methods, or is there something
> else that needs to be changed as part of the update ?
> Does the pk_backend_get_roles() have to be implemented ?

Can you try doing:

sudo ./gdb.sh entropy

And then pasting the backtrace when it explodes please? Thanks.

Richard.