f-spot 0.0.8 crash

[Keir Lawson <keir thelawsons plus com>]

i recently compiled f-spot 0.0.8 on my debian ustable system - but when
ever i start it i get:

keir debian:~$ f-spot
hello

Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not
set to an instance of an object
in [0x000b7] (at /home/keir/Desktop/f-spot-0.0.8/src/PhotoStore.cs:1098)
PhotoStore:Query (Tag[],PhotoStore/DateRange)
in [0x0001d] (at /home/keir/Desktop/f-spot-0.0.8/src/PhotoQuery.cs:17)
FSpot.PhotoQuery:.ctor (PhotoStore)
in [0x0023a] (at /home/keir/Desktop/f-spot-0.0.8/src/MainWindow.cs:158)
MainWindow:.ctor (Db)
in [0x00069] (at /home/keir/Desktop/f-spot-0.0.8/src/main.cs:27)
Driver:Main (string[])

any idea what could be wrong?

Keir Lawson
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