Bug#843550: vim-gtk: gvim fails to display any text

[Doron Wloschowsky]

Package: vim-gtk3
Version: 2:8.0.0022-1
Severity: grave
File: vim-gtk
Justification: renders package unusable

Dear Maintainer,

When starting gvim (vim-gtk3) it either only partially displays the text
or it does not display any text at all. None of the normal navigation
keys have any effect.

When running from the command line, the terminal displays the following
text repeatedly:

    gvim:22449): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_size_request: assertion
    'width >= -1' failed
    *** BUG ***
    In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
    Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

    *** BUG ***
    In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
    Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

    *** BUG ***
    In pixman_region32_init_rect: Invalid rectangle passed
    Set a breakpoint on '_pixman_log_error' to debug

The console version of vim works perfectly

-- Package-specific info:

--- real paths of main Vim binaries ---
/usr/bin/vi is /usr/bin/vim.gtk3
/usr/bin/vim is /usr/bin/vim.gtk3
/usr/bin/gvim is /usr/bin/vim.gtk3

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages vim-gtk3 depends on:
ii  libacl1              2.2.52-3
ii  libc6                2.24-5
ii  libcairo2            1.14.6-1.1
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0   2.36.0-1
ii  libglib2.0-0         2.50.1-1
ii  libgpm2              1.20.4-6.2
ii  libgtk-3-0           3.22.2-1
ii  libice6              2:1.0.9-1+b1
ii  liblua5.2-0          5.2.4-1.1+b1
ii  libpango-1.0-0       1.40.3-3
ii  libpangocairo-1.0-0  1.40.3-3
ii  libperl5.24          5.24.1~rc3-3
ii  libpython3.5         3.5.2-7
ii  libruby2.3           2.3.1-5+b1
ii  libselinux1          2.6-3
ii  libsm6               2:1.2.2-1+b1
ii  libtcl8.6            8.6.6+dfsg-1
ii  libtinfo5            6.0+20160917-1
ii  libx11-6             2:1.6.3-1
ii  libxt6               1:1.1.5-1
ii  vim-common           2:8.0.0022-1
ii  vim-gui-common       2:8.0.0022-1
ii  vim-runtime          2:8.0.0022-1

vim-gtk3 recommends no packages.

Versions of packages vim-gtk3 suggests:
pn  cscope            <none>
ii  fonts-dejavu      2.37-1
ii  gnome-icon-theme  3.12.0-2
pn  vim-doc           <none>

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