Package: apticron
Version: 1.1.51
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Hello,
Changes in Bug #621730 mean the number of packages do not get reported in the
subject of the email. MAILX_SUBJECT is defined before NUM_PACKAGES is known.
Moving the custom subject block after the NUM_PACKAGES definition resolves the
issue.
Also, the custom subject example in /etc/apticron/apticron.conf should have the
\$ removed from the start:
# CUSTOM_SUBJECT='[apticron] \$SYSTEM: \$NUM_PACKAGES package update(s)'
Regards,
Dermot
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (700, 'testing'), (650, 'stable'), (550, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_IE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages apticron depends on:
ii apt 0.8.15.9
ii bsd-mailx [mailx] 8.1.2-0.20111106cvs-1
ii cron 3.0pl1-120
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.41
ii dpkg 1.16.1.2
ii ucf 3.0025+nmu2
Versions of packages apticron recommends:
ii apt-listchanges 2.85.8
ii iproute 20111117-1
apticron suggests no packages.
-- debconf information:
apticron/notification: root
*** apticron_1.1.51/usr/sbin/apticron 2011-08-29 04:06:43.000000000 +0100
--- updated/apticron 2011-12-16 18:26:45.000000000 +0000
***************
*** 74,86 ****
# Source the config file
[ -e /etc/apticron/apticron.conf ] && . /etc/apticron/apticron.conf
- # Custom subject
- if [ -n "$CUSTOM_SUBJECT" ] ; then
- MAILX_SUBJECT=$(eval "echo \"${CUSTOM_SUBJECT}\"")
- else
- MAILX_SUBJECT="$NUM_PACKAGES $DISTRIB_ID package update(s) for $SYSTEM"
- fi
-
if [ -z "$IPADDRESSES" ] && [ -x /sbin/ip ]; then
# Set the IPv4 addresses
IPADDRESSES=`(echo $( /bin/hostname --all-ip-addresses ) ;
--- 74,79 ----
***************
*** 151,156 ****
--- 144,156 ----
NUM_PACKAGES=`echo $PKGNAMES |wc -w`
+ # Custom subject
+ if [ -n "$CUSTOM_SUBJECT" ] ; then
+ MAILX_SUBJECT=$(eval "echo \"${CUSTOM_SUBJECT}\"")
+ else
+ MAILX_SUBJECT="$NUM_PACKAGES $DISTRIB_ID package update(s) for $SYSTEM"
+ fi
+
# packages already reported won't be reported again if DIFF_ONLY option is marked
LAST_RUN_FILE="/var/lib/apticron/last_run"
if [ "$DIFF_ONLY" = "1" ] && [ -e "$LAST_RUN_FILE" ]; then
