[Reportbug-maint] Bug#822533: reportbug crash when with a crippled internet connection
kwadronaut
kwadronaut+debian at riseup.net
Mon Apr 25 06:57:03 UTC 2016
Package: reportbug
Version: 6.6.6
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
when reportbug queries madison, but you're behind a captive portal
(ie, coffeeshop, public place...), reportbug crashes.
reportbug apt
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Warning: no reportbug configuration found. Proceeding in novice mode.
Detected character set: UTF-8
Please change your locale if this is incorrect.
Using 'kwadronaut <kwadronaut at kwadronaut.boomgaard>' as your from
address.
Getting status for apt...
Checking for newer versions at madison...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2247, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1115, in main
return iface.user_interface()
File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1636, in user_interface
http_proxy=self.options.http_proxy, arch=arch)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/reportbug/checkversions.py",
line 228, in check_available
comparison = compare_versions(version, avail[dist])
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/reportbug/checkversions.py",
line 96, in compare_versions
return debian_support.version_compare(upstream, current)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line
314, in version_compare
va = Version(a)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line
213, in __init__
super(AptPkgVersion, self).__init__(version)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line
111, in __init__
self.full_version = version
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line
137, in __setattr__
self._set_full_version(str(value))
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debian/debian_support.py", line
116, in _set_full_version
raise ValueError("Invalid version string %r" % version)
ValueError: Invalid version string '(gtIEMobile7)'
I expect it to complain about crappy network connectivity, suggest to
retry with --no-query-bts, not crash like this.
Workaround is a functional network or using -b.
-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
PAGER="less"
INTERFACE="text"
** /home/kwadronaut/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "6.6.6"
mode standard
ui text
email "kwadronaut+debian at riseup.net"
no-cc
header "X-Debbugs-CC: kwadronaut+debian at riseup.net"
smtphost reportbug.debian.org
-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
APT prefers testing-updates
APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.3.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii apt 1.2.10
ii python-reportbug 6.6.6
pn python:any <none>
reportbug recommends no packages.
Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn claws-mail <none>
pn debconf-utils <none>
pn debsums <none>
pn dlocate <none>
pn emacs23-bin-common | emacs24-bin-common <none>
ii file 1:5.25-2
ii gnupg 1.4.20-6
ii nullmailer [mail-transport-agent] 1:1.13-1+b1
ii python-gtk2 2.24.0-4
pn python-gtkspellcheck <none>
pn python-urwid <none>
ii python-vte 1:0.28.2-5+b1
ii xdg-utils 1.1.1-1
Versions of packages python-reportbug depends on:
ii apt 1.2.10
ii file 1:5.25-2
ii python-debian 0.1.27
ii python-debianbts 2.6.0
pn python:any <none>
python-reportbug suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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