I get this when requesting a Idle contact using empathy_client_factory_dup_contact_by_id_async() (part of https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=675808)


tp-glib:ERROR:contact.c:3886:contacts_bind_to_signals: assertion failed: (tp_proxy_has_interface_by_id (connection, TP_IFACE_QUARK_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_CONTACTS))

Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
0x000000314ac36285 in __GI_raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
64	  return INLINE_SYSCALL (tgkill, 3, pid, selftid, sig);
(gdb) bt
#0  0x000000314ac36285 in __GI_raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
#1  0x000000314ac37b9b in __GI_abort () at abort.c:91
#2  0x00007ffff4572ae1 in g_assertion_message (domain=0x7ffff6c5415f "tp-glib", file=0x7ffff6c54291 "contact.c", line=3886, 
    func=0x7ffff6c56130 "contacts_bind_to_signals", 
    message=0xb80840 "assertion failed: (tp_proxy_has_interface_by_id (connection, TP_IFACE_QUARK_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_CONTACTS))") at gtestutils.c:1861
#3  0x00007ffff4572b42 in g_assertion_message_expr (domain=0x7ffff6c5415f "tp-glib", file=0x7ffff6c54291 "contact.c", line=3886, 
    func=0x7ffff6c56130 "contacts_bind_to_signals", 
    expr=0x7ffff6c55910 "tp_proxy_has_interface_by_id (connection, TP_IFACE_QUARK_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_CONTACTS)") at gtestutils.c:1872
#4  0x00007ffff6b9be3f in contacts_bind_to_signals (connection=0x82f1b0, wanted=1015) at contact.c:3885
#5  0x00007ffff6b9d734 in tp_connection_dup_contact_by_id_async (self=0x82f1b0, id=0xa6f0d0 "cassidy", n_features=14, features=0xb80760, 
    callback=0x48075b <dup_contact_cb>, user_data=0xaeb710) at contact.c:4734
#6  0x000000000048094d in empathy_client_factory_dup_contact_by_id_async (self=0x744640, connection=0x82f1b0, id=0xa6f0d0 "cassidy", 
    callback=0x43894d <whois_got_contact_cb>, user_data=0x938020) at empathy-client-factory.c:265
#7  0x0000000000438aea in chat_command_whois (chat=0x938020, strv=0xb94160) at empathy-chat.c:997
#8  0x0000000000439382 in chat_send (chat=0x938020, msg=0xb23f60 "/whois cassidy") at empathy-chat.c:1265
#9  0x0000000000439517 in chat_input_text_view_send (chat=0x938020) at empathy-chat.c:1312
#10 0x000000000043ae69 in chat_input_key_press_event_cb (widget=0x9c3000, event=0xa51a50, chat=0x938020) at empathy-chat.c:1945
#11 0x00007ffff5d53920 in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED (closure=0x9b8170, return_value=0x7fffffffd2b0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x7fffffffd3b0, 
    invocation_hint=0x7fffffffd2e0, marshal_data=0x0) at gtkmarshalers.c:85
#12 0x00007ffff4a51f40 in g_closure_invoke (closure=0x9b8170, return_value=0x7fffffffd2b0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x7fffffffd3b0, 
    invocation_hint=0x7fffffffd2e0) at gclosure.c:777
#13 0x00007ffff4a6f5ea in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=0x6fb8b0, detail=0, instance=0x9c3000, emission_return=0x7fffffffd500, 
    instance_and_params=0x7fffffffd3b0) at gsignal.c:3547
#14 0x00007ffff4a6e8fe in g_signal_emit_valist (instance=0x9c3000, signal_id=36, detail=0, var_args=0x7fffffffd6e8) at gsignal.c:3306
#15 0x00007ffff4a6edb1 in g_signal_emit (instance=0x9c3000, signal_id=36, detail=0) at gsignal.c:3352
#16 0x00007ffff5efeaa8 in gtk_widget_event_internal (widget=0x9c3000, event=0xa51a50) at gtkwidget.c:6380
#17 0x00007ffff5efe0f8 in gtk_widget_event (widget=0x9c3000, event=0xa51a50) at gtkwidget.c:6037
#18 0x00007ffff5f1c235 in gtk_window_propagate_key_event (window=0x720790, event=0xa51a50) at gtkwindow.c:6046
#19 0x00007ffff5f1c31b in gtk_window_key_press_event (widget=0x720790, event=0xa51a50) at gtkwindow.c:6076
#20 0x00007ffff5d53920 in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED (closure=0x6fb860, return_value=0x7fffffffdaa0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x7fffffffdba0, 
    invocation_hint=0x7fffffffdad0, marshal_data=0x7ffff5f1c2b4) at gtkmarshalers.c:85
#21 0x00007ffff4a525f5 in g_type_class_meta_marshal (closure=0x6fb860, return_value=0x7fffffffdaa0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x7fffffffdba0, 
    invocation_hint=0x7fffffffdad0, marshal_data=0x1b0) at gclosure.c:970
#22 0x00007ffff4a51f40 in g_closure_invoke (closure=0x6fb860, return_value=0x7fffffffdaa0, n_param_values=2, param_values=0x7fffffffdba0, 
    invocation_hint=0x7fffffffdad0) at gclosure.c:777
#23 0x00007ffff4a6f766 in signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=0x6fb8b0, detail=0, instance=0x720790, emission_return=0x7fffffffdcf0, 
    instance_and_params=0x7fffffffdba0) at gsignal.c:3585
#24 0x00007ffff4a6e8fe in g_signal_emit_valist (instance=0x720790, signal_id=36, detail=0, var_args=0x7fffffffded8) at gsignal.c:3306
#25 0x00007ffff4a6edb1 in g_signal_emit (instance=0x720790, signal_id=36, detail=0) at gsignal.c:3352
#26 0x00007ffff5efeaa8 in gtk_widget_event_internal (widget=0x720790, event=0xa51a50) at gtkwidget.c:6380
#27 0x00007ffff5efe0f8 in gtk_widget_event (widget=0x720790, event=0xa51a50) at gtkwidget.c:6037
#28 0x00007ffff5d536ed in propagate_event (widget=0x720790, event=0xa51a50, captured=0, topmost=0x0) at gtkmain.c:2479
#29 0x00007ffff5d53805 in gtk_propagate_event (widget=0x720790, event=0xa51a50) at gtkmain.c:2525
#30 0x00007ffff5d522d4 in gtk_main_do_event (event=0xa51a50) at gtkmain.c:1713
#31 0x00007ffff58ec73e in _gdk_event_emit (event=0xa51a50) at gdkevents.c:69
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#32 0x00007ffff5924de0 in gdk_event_source_dispatch (source=0x72d0b0, callback=0, user_data=0x0) at gdkeventsource.c:358
#33 0x00007ffff454851c in g_main_dispatch (context=0x730bd0) at gmain.c:2539
#34 0x00007ffff45491c1 in g_main_context_dispatch (context=0x730bd0) at gmain.c:3075
#35 0x00007ffff45493a4 in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x730bd0, block=1, dispatch=1, self=0x70f4a0) at gmain.c:3146
#36 0x00007ffff4549468 in g_main_context_iteration (context=0x730bd0, may_block=1) at gmain.c:3207
#37 0x00007ffff4f5eb5f in g_application_run (application=0x8210c0, argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffe548) at gapplication.c:1496
#38 0x00000000004360cd in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffe548) at empathy-chat.c:164