** Description changed:
Test Case
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1) sudo apt-add-repository ppa:daisy-pluckers/daisy-seeds
2) sudo apt-get update
3) sudo apt-get install crash-in-postinst
4) observe a package installation failure dialog
With the version of apt in the archive you will *not* receive a crash
file in /var/crash. If you install the version of apt from -proposed you
should receive a crash file in /var/crash and an apport dialog should
appear.
For a while apt has not been writing apport reports for dpkg maintainer
script errors. Here’s why:
• pkgDPkgPM::ProcessDpkgStatusLine sees a line like
"status: cyrus-clients : error : subprocess installed post-installation
script returned error exit status 1".
• StringSplit splits it into
list == {"status", "cyrus-clients ", "error ", "subprocess installed
post-installation script returned error exit status 1"}.
• pkgname is set to Strip(list[1]) == "cyrus-clients".
• However, the original list[1] == "cyrus-clients " (with a trailing space)
is passed to WriteApportReport.
• WriteApport fails to find "cyrus-clients " in the cache, and bails out.
Patch attached.
- ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
+ ProblemType: Bug
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: libapt-pkg4.12 1.0.4ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-6.11-generic 3.16.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-6-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
ApportVersion: 2.14.5-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 5 19:19:39 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-12-05 (1339 days ago)InstallationMedia:
Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101202)SourcePackage: apt
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-12-05 (1339 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101202)
+ SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2013-10-31 (278 days ago)
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Misparses dpkg status line, fails to write apport reports
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