JS ERROR: Gio.DBusError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed: error occurred in AboutToShow

[iMac]

[ Impact ]

With several indicator icons (Chrome, Slack, 1Password) a GDBus.Error systemd error message appears with each iteration of a left-click of any impacted indicator icon prior to the icon's menu appearing.

Ubuntu Mantic 23.10, gnome-shell 45.0-1ubuntu2, gnome-shell-extension-appindicator 57-1

Also reported upstream here: https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator/issues/445

Nov 06 08:32:20 ubuntu-mantic gnome-shell[3927]: JS ERROR: Gio.DBusError: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed: error occurred in AboutToShow
                                                    _promisify/proto[asyncFunc]/</<@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:453:45
                                                    @resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/init.js:21:20
                                                    ### Promise created here: ###
                                                    sendAboutToShow@file:///<email address hidden>/dbusMenu.js:501:48
                                                    sendAboutToShow@file:///<email address hidden>/dbusMenu.js:198:22
                                                    _onMenuOpened@file:///<email address hidden>/dbusMenu.js:932:28
                                                    _callHandlers@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/_signals.js:130:42
                                                    _emit@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/_signals.js:119:10
                                                    open@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js:937:14
                                                    _changeMenu@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js:1354:17
                                                    _onCapturedEvent@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js:1378:22
                                                    @resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/init.js:21:20

[ Test case ]

- In an ubuntu session with appindicator extension enabled
- Start an application with indicators (e.g. matterhorn, Slack, 1Password)
- Ensure that
  journalctl -b0 /usr/bin/gnome-shell |grep AboutToShow

  Contains no output

[ Regression potential ]

- Appindicators requiring AboutToShow in menus (notably Qt ones) may not have
  proper menu items.

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ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: gnome-shell-extension-appindicator 57-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-10.10-generic 6.5.3
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Nov 6 08:30:30 2023
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-08 (2159 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2023-10-15 (22 days ago)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

Hello iMac, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-shell-extension-appindicator into noble-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator/58-1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-noble to verification-done-noble. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-noble. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.