[cairo] RenderBadGlyphSet (invalid GlyphSet parameter)

[Simon Burton]

On Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:57:15 +0000
Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk> wrote:

> On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:41:08 +1100, Simon Burton <simon at arrowtheory.com> wrote:
> > I am using the cairo xlib surface, and I got this error on
> > one of the X servers we run:
> > 
> > 'RenderBadGlyphSet (invalid GlyphSet parameter)'.
> >  (Details: serial 339 error_code 171 request_code 151 minor_code 20)
> > 
> > Has anyone seen this error before ? I also use gtk so I suppose it could
> > be a gtk problem. Or maybe I am confusing my cairo contexts.
> 
> No, the only time I've see that type of error is when developing the code.
> Let me make a guess about your code: multi-threaded, long-lived contexts,
> contexts moving between threads?
...

Thanks Chris for pointing the way. I eliminated the extra thread and it has stopped
complaining.

Simon.