[Reportbug-maint] Bug#698809: Debian Reportbug simply quits in 80% of all cases

[Zack]

Package: reportbug
Version: 6.4.3
Followup-For: Bug #698809

Dear Maintainer,

I have found this problem in report-bugs graphical interface (python-vte). I
found it in debian wheezy, and debian-sid. I'm not sure if this is still 80% I
haven't tried enough to test that statistic, but it is a significant amount.
For example, when trying to report the package software-properties-gtk, it
pulled up the list of bugs. My bug was not listed, so I clicked continue, and
it just quit.

I reproduced this again, so gave up trying to report it.

 I couldn't do anything to stop this happening. It happens at different stages
in the reporting process with different programmes. Presumably if this is a
widespread bug there are many bugs that are going unreported because of this.



-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
INTERFACE="gtk2"

** /home/zack/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "6.4.3"
mode standard
ui gtk2
realname "Zack"
email "bugreports1649 at riseup.net"
no-cc
header "X-Debbugs-CC: bugreports1649 at riseup.net"
smtphost reportbug.debian.org

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               0.9.7.7
ii  python            2.7.3-4
ii  python-reportbug  6.4.3

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  claws-mail                                 <none>
pn  debconf-utils                              <none>
pn  debsums                                    <none>
pn  dlocate                                    <none>
pn  emacs22-bin-common | emacs23-bin-common    <none>
ii  exim4                                      4.80-7
ii  exim4-daemon-light [mail-transport-agent]  4.80-7
ii  file                                       5.11-2
ii  gnupg                                      1.4.12-7
ii  python-gtk2                                2.24.0-3+b1
ii  python-gtkspell                            2.25.3-12
pn  python-urwid                               <none>
ii  python-vte                                 1:0.28.2-5
ii  xdg-utils                                  1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6

Versions of packages python-reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               0.9.7.7
ii  python            2.7.3-4
ii  python-debian     0.1.21+nmu2
ii  python-debianbts  1.11
ii  python-support    1.0.15

python-reportbug suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information