[Reportbug-maint] Bug#612094: reportbug: Fails when run as root

[Sandro Tosi]

reassign 612094 python-gtk2
thanks

On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 20:08, Leslie Rhorer <lrhorer at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> Package: reportbug
> Version: 4.12.6
> Severity: normal
>
> When run as root, reportbug throws an exception and quits:
>
> Backup:/usr/share/man# reportbug
> /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py:476: PangoWarning:
> shaping failure, expect ugly output. shape-engine='BasicEngineFc',
> font='DejaVu Sans 10', text=''
>  gtk.main ()
> /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py:476: PangoWarning:
> pango_layout_set_width: assertion `layout != NULL' failed
>  gtk.main ()
> /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py:476: PangoWarning:
> pango_layout_get_extents: assertion `layout != NULL' failed
>  gtk.main ()
> /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py:476: PangoWarning:
> pango_layout_get_line_count: assertion `layout != NULL' failed
>  gtk.main ()
> Floating point exception
> Backup:/usr/share/man#
>
> When run as a normal user, reportbug does not fail completely, but it does
> not run the GUI, either.  See
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612092
>
>
> -- Package-specific info:
> ** Environment settings:
> INTERFACE="text"
>
> ** /home/lrhorer/.reportbugrc:
> reportbug_version "3.47"
> mode standard
> ui text
> email "lrhorer at satx.rr.com"
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 6.0
>  APT prefers testing
>  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
>
> Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
> ii  apt                     0.8.10.3         Advanced front-end for dpkg
> ii  python                  2.6.6-3+squeeze5 interactive high-level
> object-orie
> ii  python-reportbug        4.12.6           Python modules for interacting
> wit
>
> reportbug recommends no packages.
>
> Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
> pn  debconf-utils        <none>              (no description available)
> pn  debsums              <none>              (no description available)
> pn  dlocate              <none>              (no description available)
> pn  emacs22-bin-common | <none>              (no description available)
> ii  file                 5.04-5              Determines file type using
> "magic"
> ii  gnupg                1.4.10-4            GNU privacy guard - a free PGP
> rep
> ii  python-gtk2          2.17.0-4            Python bindings for the GTK+
> widge
> pn  python-gtkspell      <none>              (no description available)
> pn  python-urwid         <none>              (no description available)
> ii  python-vte           1:0.24.3-2          Python bindings for the VTE
> widget
> ii  ssmtp [mail-transpor 2.64-4              extremely simple MTA to get
> mail o
> ii  xdg-utils            1.0.2+cvs20100307-2 desktop integration utilities
> from
>
> -- Configuration Files:
> /etc/reportbug.conf changed:
> submit
> query-bts
> cc
> config-files
> compress
> email "lrhorer at fletchergeek.com"
> realname "Leslie Rhorer"
> mta /usr/bin/mail
> ui text
> verify
> mode standard
>
>
> -- no debconf information
>
>
>
>
>



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