[Reportbug-maint] Bug#441099: 'packlist' referenced before assignment

[Sandro Tosi]

merge 441099 489515
tag 441099 +pending
thanks

Hello Dan,
here are some logs for the point you've reported:

$ /usr/bin/time reportbug --template -f man
Finding package for 'man'...
Resolved as '/usr/lib/man-db/man'.
Using package 'man-db'.
Detected character set: UTF-8
Please change your locale if this is incorrect.

Using 'Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu at gmail.com>' as your from address.
Getting status for man-db...
Will send report to Debian (per lsb_release).
Maintainer for man-db is 'Colin Watson <cjwatson at debian.org>'.
Looking up dependencies of man-db...

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From: Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu at gmail.com>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit at bugs.debian.org>
Subject: none

Package: man-db
Version: 2.5.2-1
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/lib/man-db/man



-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages man-db depends on:
ii  bsdmainutils           6.1.10            collection of more utilities from
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.22            Debian configuration management sy
ii  dpkg                   1.14.20           Debian package management system
ii  groff-base             1.18.1.1-20       GNU troff text-formatting system (
ii  libc6                  2.7-12            GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgdbm3               1.8.3-3           GNU dbm database routines (runtime
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime

man-db recommends no packages.

Versions of packages man-db suggests:
ii  elinks-lite [www-brow 0.11.4-1+b1        advanced text-mode WWW browser - l
ii  epiphany-gecko [www-b 2.22.2-3           Intuitive GNOME web browser - Geck
ii  groff                 1.18.1.1-20        GNU troff text-formatting system
ii  iceweasel [www-browse 3.0~rc2-2          lightweight web browser based on M
ii  less                  418-1              Pager program similar to more
ii  lynx-cur [www-browser 2.8.7dev9-1.1      Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS sup
ii  opera [www-browser]   9.50.2042.gcc4-qt3 The Opera Web Browser
ii  w3m [www-browser]     0.5.2-2+b1         WWW browsable pager with excellent
ii  xemacs21-mule [www-br 21.4.21-3+b1       highly customizable text editor --

-- debconf information:
  man-db/build-database: true
  man-db/rebuild-database: true
  man-db/install-setuid: false
1.31user 0.09system 0:01.43elapsed 97%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 0maxresident)k
0inputs+0outputs (0major+29849minor)pagefaults 0swaps


$ /usr/bin/time reportbug --template -f `which man`
Finding package for '/usr/bin/man'...
Please re-run reportbug selecting one of these packages:
  devscripts
  man-db
  python-twisted-core
Command exited with non-zero status 1
0.38user 0.03system 0:00.48elapsed 86%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 0maxresident)k
0inputs+0outputs (0major+10992minor)pagefaults 0swaps


$ /usr/bin/time reportbug --template -f /usr/lib/man-db/man | wc -l
Finding package for '/usr/lib/man-db/man'...
Using package 'man-db'.
Detected character set: UTF-8
Please change your locale if this is incorrect.

Using 'Sandro Tosi <matrixhasu at gmail.com>' as your from address.
Getting status for man-db...
Will send report to Debian (per lsb_release).
Maintainer for man-db is 'Colin Watson <cjwatson at debian.org>'.
Looking up dependencies of man-db...

1.33user 0.10system 0:01.49elapsed 96%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 0maxresident)k
0inputs+0outputs (0major+29859minor)pagefaults 0swaps
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works as you reported.

I've merged with #489515 since after this bugreport, I've fixed the situation.

Kindly,
Sandro

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