Errors creating GdkPixbuf

[Andrew Wood <ajwood theiet org>]

Im getting errors when trying to create a GdkPixbuf using:

GdkPixbuf* unviewedicon = 
gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file("/home/andrew/txe2mdr/unviewedicon.png", NULL);

When it runs it spews out:

(process:2153): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 
/build/buildd/glib2.0-2.24.0/gobject/gtype.c:2706: You forgot to call 
g_type_init()

(process:2153): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion 
`initialization_value != 0' failed

(process:2153): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new: assertion 
`G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed


before throwing a segmentation fault.

The path is accessible from the programs current working directory. If I 
give it a path which doesnt exist then its silent.

Any suggestions please?

Thanks
Andrew