** Description changed: + IMPACT: + This bug will impact tomcat6 installs upgrading to Maverick and updates in Maverick itself; its fixed in Natty. + + Using the '/' character in JAVA_OPTS is quite common - its normally uses + to specify the filesystem location for additional application files such + as those for Hudson: + + -Dhudson.home=/home/hudson + + Updates/upgrades using this type of option will fail. + + FIX: + tomcat6.postinst uses sed to parse various debconf answers into a template which is used to generate /etc/default/tomcat6; this currently uses '/' as the pattern delimiter - the fix switches this to '%' which is unlikely to be used in JAVA_OPTS. + + PATCH: + See linked branch + + TEST CASE 1: + sudo apt-get install tomcat6 + sudo dpkg-reconfigure tomcat6 + Accept all default for user and group + Add an additional parameter to JAVA_OPTS - "-Dtest.dir=/var/log/nonsense" + + Reconfiguration will fail with "sed: -e expression #1, char 44: unknown + option to `s'" + + TEST CASE 2: + sudo apt-get install tomcat6 + sudo vi /etc/default/tomcat6 + Add an additional parameter to JAVA_OPTS - "-Dtest.dir=/var/log/nonsense" + sudo dpkg-reconfigure tomcat6 + Accept all default values + + Reconfiguration will fail with "sed: -e expression #1, char 44: unknown option to `s'" + + IMPACT: + Minor change to maintainer script; already in development release so limited regression potential. + + >>> Original bug report <<< + Binary package hint: tomcat6 tomcat upgrade fails with the following error: "sed: -e expression #1, char 44: unknown option to `s'" ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: tomcat6 6.0.28-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-server 2.6.35.4 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-server x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 4 15:51:21 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.2) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: - LANG=en_GB.utf8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANG=en_GB.utf8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: tomcat6
** Changed in: tomcat6 (Ubuntu Maverick) Importance: Low => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to tomcat6 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654549 Title: [SRU] Tomcat6 fails to upgrade if JAVA_OPTS contains / -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs