This bug was fixed in the package apt - 1.0.4ubuntu8
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apt (1.0.4ubuntu8) utopic; urgency=medium
* apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
- update string matching for dpkg I/O errors. (LP: #1363257)
- properly parse the dpkg status line so that package name is properly set
and an apport report is created. Thanks to Anders Kaseorg for the patch.
(LP: #1353171)
-- Brian Murray <br...@ubuntu.com> Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:15:17 -0700
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1353171
Title:
Misparses dpkg status line, fails to write apport reports
Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in “apt” source package in Trusty:
Triaged
Bug description:
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: 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
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2013-10-31 (278 days ago)
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