Connecting with Empathy 2.23.6 to a jabber account, telepathy-gabble hits an asesrtion:

[frederik@localhost ~]$ GABBLE_PERSIST=1 GABBLE_DEBUG=all gdb /usr/lib64/telepathy-gabble 
GNU gdb 6.8-1mdv2009.0 (Mandriva Linux release 2009.0)
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(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/lib64/telepathy-gabble 
warning: the debug information found in "/usr/lib/debug//usr/lib64/libtelepathy-glib.so.0.14.0.debug" does not match "/usr/lib64/libtelepathy-glib.so.0" (CRC mismatch).

warning: the debug information found in "/usr/lib/debug/usr/lib64/libtelepathy-glib.so.0.14.0.debug" does not match "/usr/lib64/libtelepathy-glib.so.0" (CRC mismatch).

Missing separate debug info for /usr/lib64/libtelepathy-glib.so.0
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: started version 0.7.7 (telepathy-glib version 0.7.13)
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: account = "freggy@jabberweb.be"
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: password = <hidden>
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: parse_parameters: server not given, using default behaviour
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: resource = "Telepathy"
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: priority = 0 = 0x0
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: parse_parameters: port not given, using default behaviour
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: old-ssl = FALSE
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: require-encryption = FALSE
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: register = FALSE
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: low-bandwidth = FALSE
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: parse_parameters: https-proxy-server not given, using default behaviour
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: https-proxy-port = 443 = 0x1bb
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: fallback-conference-server = "conference.jabber.org"
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: parse_parameters: stun-server not given, using default behaviour
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: stun-port = 3478 = 0xd96
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_cm_param_setter_offset: ignore-ssl-errors = TRUE
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: parse_parameters: alias not given, using default behaviour
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_class_init: Initializing (TpBaseConnectionClass *)0x1cbd590
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_connection_class_init: Initializing (GabbleConnectionClass *)0x1cbdaa0
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_presence_mixin_class_init: called.
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_init: Initializing (TpBaseConnection *)0x1cc3010
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_connection_init: Initializing (GabbleConnection *)0x1cc3010
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Post-construction: (TpBaseConnection *)0x1cc3010
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_proxy_borrow_interface_by_id: 0x1cc2520: org.freedesktop.DBus DBusGProxy is 0x1cc2590
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Handle repo for type #0 at (nil)
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Handle repo for type #1 at 0x1cc1580
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Handle repo for type #2 at 0x1cc15e0
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Handle repo for type #3 at 0x1cb6210
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Handle repo for type #4 at 0x1cc1640
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Channel factory #0 at 0x1cc16a0
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Channel factory #1 at 0x1cc2800
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Channel factory #2 at 0x1cc9020
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Channel factory #3 at 0x1cc8040
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_constructor: Channel factory #4 at 0x1cc80c0
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_connection_constructor: Post-construction: (GabbleConnection *)0x1cc3010
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_presence_mixin_init: called.
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_register: bus name org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.gabble.jabber.freggy_40jabberweb_2ebe_2fTelepathy
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_register: object path /org/freedesktop/Telepathy/Connection/gabble/jabber/freggy_40jabberweb_2ebe_2fTelepathy
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: _gabble_connection_connect: letting SRV lookup decide server and port
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: do_connect: calling lm_connection_open
Detaching after fork from child process 13159.
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: do_connect: lm_connection_open failed Failed to resolve server
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_change_status: was 4294967295, now 2, for reason 2
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_roster_factory_iface_close_all: closing channels
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_muc_factory_iface_close_all: closing channels
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_media_factory_iface_close_all: closing channels
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_im_factory_iface_close_all: closing channels
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_private_tubes_factory_iface_close_all: closing 1-1 tubes channels
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_base_connection_change_status: emitting status-changed to 2, for reason 2
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: connection_shut_down: closed; emitting DISCONNECTED
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: connection_shutdown_finished_cb: dereferenced connection
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_connection_dispose: called
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_bytestream_factory_dispose: dispose called
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_disco_dispose: dispose called
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_disco_finalize: called with 0x1cc8180
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_request_pipeline_dispose: disposing request-pipeline
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_vcard_manager_dispose: 0x1cc2870
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_vcard_manager_finalize: 0x1cc2870
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_presence_cache_dispose: dispose called
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_presence_cache_finalize: called with 0x1cc1700
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_roster_dispose: dispose called
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_roster_factory_iface_close_all: closing channels
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_roster_finalize: called with 0x1cc16a0
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_muc_factory_dispose: dispose called
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_muc_factory_iface_close_all: closing channels
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_media_factory_dispose: dispose called
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_media_factory_iface_close_all: closing channels
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_im_factory_dispose: dispose called
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_im_factory_iface_close_all: closing channels
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_private_tubes_factory_dispose: dispose called
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_private_tubes_factory_iface_close_all: closing 1-1 tubes channels
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_proxy_signal_connection_lost_weak_ref: 0x1cc2670: lost weak ref to 0x1cc1580
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_proxy_signal_connection_lost_weak_ref: 0x1cc26e0: lost weak ref to 0x1cc15e0
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_proxy_signal_connection_lost_weak_ref: 0x1cc2750: lost weak ref to 0x1cc1640
** (telepathy-gabble:13141): DEBUG: gabble_connection_finalize: called with 0x1cc3010
(telepathy-gabble:13141): tp-glib-DEBUG: tp_presence_mixin_finalize: 0x1cc3010
telepathy-gabble: asyncns.c:789: asyncns_wait: Assertion `asyncns' failed.

Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
0x00007f89c3c3b975 in raise () from /lib64/libc.so.6
Missing debug package(s), you should install: dbus-debug dbus-glib-debug glib2.0-debug glibc-debug gnutls-debug libgcrypt-debug libgpg-error-debug libidn-debug libtasn1-debug pcre-debug zlib-debug
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007f89c3c3b975 in raise () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#1  0x00007f89c3c3d1a3 in abort () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#2  0x00007f89c3c346e9 in __assert_fail () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#3  0x00007f89c44e3949 in asyncns_wait (asyncns=0x0, block=0) at asyncns.c:789
#4  0x00007f89c44e233f in _lm_socket_resolver_done (source=<value optimized out>, condition=<value optimized out>, data=<value optimized out>)
    at lm-socket.c:890
#5  0x00007f89c424a982 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0
#6  0x00007f89c424e11d in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0
#7  0x00007f89c424e64d in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0
#8  0x00007f89c3fdea74 in tp_run_connection_manager () from /usr/lib64/libtelepathy-glib.so.0
#9  0x00007f89c3c28316 in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#10 0x000000000040d8e9 in _start ()

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telepathy-filesystem-0.0.1-2mdv2008.1
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