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Ubuntu better. This kind of bug can still appear since apport still has
code like "fatal(str(error))".
** Description changed:
Retracing the crash of window-buttons applet produced this error.
+
+ ```
+ Traceback (most recent call last):
+ File "/usr/bin/apport-retrace", line 301, in <module>
+ options.dynamic_origins)
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/sandboxutils.py", line 204,
in make_sandbox
+ apport.fatal(str(e))
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 35, in
fatal
+ error(msg, *args)
+ File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 44, in
error
+ sys.stderr.write(msg % args)
+ TypeError: not enough arguments for format string
+ ```
ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: apport-retrace 2.20-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
Date: Sun Mar 27 17:32:09 2016
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/apport-retrace
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-28 (180 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/apport-retrace -S system -C
/home/username/.cache/apport/retrace -v --gdb
/var/crash/_usr_lib_gnome-window-applets_windowbuttons.1000.crash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/apport-retrace', '-S', 'system', '-C',
'/home/username/.cache/apport/retrace', '-v', '--gdb',
'/var/crash/_usr_lib_gnome-window-applets_windowbuttons.1000.crash']
SourcePackage: apport
Title: apport-retrace crashed with TypeError in error(): not enough arguments
for format string
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker kismet libvirtd lp lpadmin lxd mail mythtv
plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers
** Information type changed from Private to Public
** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged
** Also affects: apport
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: apport
Milestone: None => 2.25.0
** Changed in: apport
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: apport
Importance: Undecided => Medium
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Title:
apport-retrace crashed with TypeError in error(): not enough arguments
for format string
Status in Apport:
Triaged
Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
Retracing the crash of window-buttons applet produced this error.
```
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/apport-retrace", line 301, in <module>
options.dynamic_origins)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/sandboxutils.py", line 204,
in make_sandbox
apport.fatal(str(e))
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 35, in
fatal
error(msg, *args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 44, in
error
sys.stderr.write(msg % args)
TypeError: not enough arguments for format string
```
ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: apport-retrace 2.20-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
Date: Sun Mar 27 17:32:09 2016
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/apport-retrace
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-28 (180 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/apport-retrace -S system -C
/home/username/.cache/apport/retrace -v --gdb
/var/crash/_usr_lib_gnome-window-applets_windowbuttons.1000.crash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/apport-retrace', '-S', 'system', '-C',
'/home/username/.cache/apport/retrace', '-v', '--gdb',
'/var/crash/_usr_lib_gnome-window-applets_windowbuttons.1000.crash']
SourcePackage: apport
Title: apport-retrace crashed with TypeError in error(): not enough arguments
for format string
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker kismet libvirtd lp lpadmin lxd mail mythtv
plugdev sambashare sudo vboxusers
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