Evolution: (evolution:18749): libglade-WARNING **: could not find glade file '/var/tmp/portage/gnome-spell-1.0.5-r2/image//usr/share/gnome-spell-1.0.5/spell-checker.glade' ** ERROR **: Could not load glade file. aborting... gfloppy: (gfloppy:25588): libglade-WARNING **: could not find glade file '/var/tmp/portage/gnome-utils-2.8.1/image//usr/share/gnome-utils/glade/gfloppy2.glade' ** ERROR **: Cannot load/find gfloppy2.glade aborting... gnome-panel: (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-WARNING **: could not find glade file '/var/tmp/portage/gnome-panel-2.8.2/image//usr/share/gnome/panel/panel-properties-dialog.glade' (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_window_set_screen: assertion `GTK_IS_WINDOW (window)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed ** (gnome-panel:25608): CRITICAL **: panel_properties_dialog_setup_name_entry: assertion `dialog->name_entry != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed ** (gnome-panel:25608): CRITICAL **: panel_properties_dialog_setup_orientation_menu: assertion `dialog->orientation_menu != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed ** (gnome-panel:25608): CRITICAL **: panel_properties_dialog_setup_size_spin: assertion `dialog->size_widgets != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed ** (gnome-panel:25608): CRITICAL **: panel_properties_dialog_setup_icon_entry: assertion `dialog->icon_align != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_toggle_button_set_active: assertion `GTK_IS_TOGGLE_BUTTON (toggle_button)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_toggle_button_set_active: assertion `GTK_IS_TOGGLE_BUTTON (toggle_button)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_toggle_button_set_active: assertion `GTK_IS_TOGGLE_BUTTON (toggle_button)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_toggle_button_set_active: assertion `GTK_IS_TOGGLE_BUTTON (toggle_button)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_toggle_button_get_active: assertion `GTK_IS_TOGGLE_BUTTON (toggle_button)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_sensitive: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed ** (gnome-panel:25608): CRITICAL **: panel_properties_dialog_setup_color_picker: assertion `dialog->color_picker != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed ** (gnome-panel:25608): CRITICAL **: panel_properties_dialog_setup_opacity_scale: assertion `dialog->opacity_scale != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): libglade-CRITICAL **: glade_xml_get_widget: assertion `self != NULL' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_toggle_button_set_active: assertion `GTK_IS_TOGGLE_BUTTON (toggle_button)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_sensitive: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_sensitive: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (gnome-panel:25608): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_remove: assertion `GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_container_remove: assertion `GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container)' failed (gnome-panel:25608): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_table_resize: assertion `GTK_IS_TABLE (table)' failed A bunch of glade stuff other than these examples aren't working.. this is a new AMD64 install. emerge --info: Portage 2.0.51-r8 (default-linux/amd64/2004.3, gcc-3.4.3, glibc-2.3.4.20041102-r0, 2.6.10 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.10 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ Gentoo Base System version 1.6.8 Python: dev-lang/python-2.3.4 [2.3.4 (#1, Dec 26 2004, 01:56:41)] ccache version 2.3 [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.4 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r6 sys-devel/automake: 1.8.5-r2, 1.5, 1.9.3, 1.6.3, 1.7.9, 1.4_p6 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r2 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.10-r2 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.8.1-r1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-march=athlon64 -O2 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=athlon64 -O2 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig ccache distlocks sandbox" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.osuosl.org/ http://gentoo.binarycompass.org" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/overlays/personal" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="amd64 X acpi alsa artworkextra berkdb bindist bitmap-fonts dvd dvdread encode esd f77 fbcon flac font-server fortran gif gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 hal imlib javascript jp2 jpeg lzw lzw-tiff mozilla moznomail mozsvg multilib ncurses no-old-linux nptl nptlonly offensive oggvorbis opengl openntpd pam pango parse-clocks perl pic png python readline spell ssl tcpd tiff truetype truetype-fonts unicode usb userlocales xml2 xpm xrandr xv xvid zlib"
can you try adding USE_DESTDIR="1" to gnome-extra/gnome-utils and app-text/gnome-spell ebuilds and then remerge them.
that worked, I also had to add that to the gnome-volume-manager ebuild to make gnome-volume-properties work.
... and gnome-panel.
added USE_DESTDIR="1" to those packages, overtime, this will get added to all packages that use the gnome2 eclass and support destdir.
Rhythmbox too
recompile libglade with USE_DESTDIR="1" set.