Seems like it is reported from a pre-release version of Ubuntu. Is this still a problem?
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/808814 Title: gedit assert failure: gedit: /build/buildd/cairo-1.10.2/src/cairo- pattern.c:764: cairo_pattern_reference: Zusicherung »((* Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: While opening some documents, gedit simply crashes ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gedit 3.1.1-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-3.4-generic 3.0.0-rc5 Uname: Linux 3.0-3-generic i686 Architecture: i386 AssertionMessage: gedit: /build/buildd/cairo-1.10.2/src/cairo-pattern.c:764: cairo_pattern_reference: Zusicherung »((*&(&pattern->ref_count)->ref_count) > 0)« nicht erfüllt. Date: Mon Jul 11 16:14:47 2011 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gedit InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) ProcCmdline: gedit zug2konverter.sh ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=de_CH.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=de_CH:de Signal: 6 SourcePackage: gedit StacktraceTop: __kernel_vsyscall () raise () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 abort () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 __assert_fail () from /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 cairo_pattern_reference () from /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 Title: gedit assert failure: gedit: /build/buildd/cairo-1.10.2/src/cairo-pattern.c:764: cairo_pattern_reference: Zusicherung »((*&(&pattern->ref_count)->ref_count) > 0)« nicht erfüllt. UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-07-11 (0 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/808814/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp