Your message dated Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:04:38 +0000
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and subject line Bug#1123934: fixed in devscripts 2.26.10
has caused the Debian Bug report #1123934,
regarding bts: cannot work anymore without a TTY / uninitialized value
$ENV{"_"} line 1085
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: devscripts
Version: 2.25.32
Severity: important
Hi,
since recently, my contrab that sometimes invokes "bts"
to fixup bug metadata fails.
I also provided here a minimal reproducer.
Greetings
Alexandre
Minimal:
""""""""
tchet@quieter:~$ bts version
bts version 2.25.32
Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by Joey Hess <[email protected]>.
Modifications Copyright (C) 2002-2004 by Julian Gilbey <[email protected]>.
Modifications Copyright (C) 2007 by Josh Triplett <[email protected]>.
It is licensed under the terms of the GPL, either version 2 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.
tchet@quieter:~$ systemd-run --user bts version
Running as unit: run-p14088-i14089.service; invocation ID:
3ab85a60c5024867a7d6fc038f722658
tchet@quieter:~$ journalctl --user -u run-p14088-i14089.service
déc 24 11:59:22 quieter systemd[1426]: Started run-p14088-i14089.service -
[systemd-run] /usr/bin/bts version.
déc 24 11:59:22 quieter bts[14089]: Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"_"} in
pattern match (m//) at /usr/bin/bts line 1085.
déc 24 11:59:22 quieter bts[14089]: Cannot open /dev/tty: No such device or
address at /usr/bin/bts line 1232.
déc 24 11:59:22 quieter systemd[1426]: run-p14088-i14089.service: Main process
exited, code=exited, status=6/NOTCONFIGURED
déc 24 11:59:22 quieter systemd[1426]: run-p14088-i14089.service: Failed with
result 'exit-code'.
How I found out origininaly:
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
cron-tchet-tchet-b98f38362b230cd617a7735d072a6463.service - [Cron] "@hourly
bin/removal.py"
Loaded: loaded (/var/spool/cron/crontabs/tchet; generated)
Active: inactive (dead) since Sun 2025-12-21 04:01:12 CET; 59ms ago
Invocation: 7d093e5515964bda8382e40011e7695f
TriggeredBy: ● cron-tchet-tchet-b98f38362b230cd617a7735d072a6463.timer
Docs: man:systemd-crontab-generator(8)
Process: 4047 ExecStart=/bin/sh
/run/systemd/generator/cron-tchet-tchet-b98f38362b230cd617a7735d072a6463.sh
(code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 4047 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Mem peak: 44.6M
CPU: 440ms
2025-12-21T04:00:06+01:00 quieter systemd[1]: Starting
cron-tchet-tchet-b98f38362b230cd617a7735d072a6463.service - [Cron] "@hourly
bin/removal.py"...
2025-12-21T04:01:12+01:00 quieter sh[4092]: Use of uninitialized value
$ENV{"_"} in pattern match (m//) at /usr/bin/bts line 1085.
2025-12-21T04:01:12+01:00 quieter sh[4092]: Cannot open /dev/tty: No such
device or address at /usr/bin/bts line 1232.
2025-12-21T04:01:12+01:00 quieter systemd[1]:
cron-tchet-tchet-b98f38362b230cd617a7735d072a6463.service: Deactivated
successfully.
2025-12-21T04:01:12+01:00 quieter systemd[1]: Finished
cron-tchet-tchet-b98f38362b230cd617a7735d072a6463.service - [Cron] "@hourly
bin/removal.py".
2025-12-21T04:01:12+01:00 quieter systemd[1]:
cron-tchet-tchet-b98f38362b230cd617a7735d072a6463.service: Triggering
OnSuccess= dependencies.
tchet@quieter:~$ cat bin/removal.py
#!/usr/bin/python3
import time
time.sleep(60)
import subprocess
import apt_pkg
import debianbts as bts
apt_pkg.init()
SOURCES = apt_pkg.SourceRecords()
bugs = bts.get_bugs(package='ftp.debian.org')
for bug in bts.get_status(list(bugs)):
if bug.affects or bug.done:
continue
if 'RM' in bug.subject and '/experimental' not in bug.subject:
package = bug.subject.split(':')[1].strip(' ').split()[0].split(',')[0]
if SOURCES.lookup(package):
subprocess.call(['bts', 'affect', str(bug.bug_num), package])
-- Package-specific info:
--- /etc/devscripts.conf ---
USCAN_SYMLINK=rename
--- ~/.devscripts ---
Not present
-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (501, 'testing'), (450, 'unstable'), (400, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 6.17.12+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=fr_BE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_BE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
LANGUAGE=fr_BE:fr
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages devscripts depends on:
ii dpkg-dev 1.22.21
ii file 1:5.46-5
ii gpg 2.4.8-4+b1
ii gpg-agent 2.4.8-4+b1
ii gpgv 2.4.8-4+b1
ii libconfig-inifiles-perl 3.000003-4
ii libdpkg-perl 1.22.21
ii libfile-dirlist-perl 0.05-3
ii libfile-homedir-perl 1.006-2
ii libfile-touch-perl 0.12-2
ii libio-string-perl 1.08-4
ii libmoo-perl 2.005005-1
ii libwww-perl 6.81-1
ii patchutils 0.4.3-1
ii perl 5.40.1-7
ii python3 3.13.9-2
ii sensible-utils 0.0.26
ii wdiff 1.2.2-9
Versions of packages devscripts recommends:
ii apt 3.1.12
ii curl 8.18.0~rc2-1
ii dctrl-tools 2.24-3+b1
ii debian-keyring 2025.09.18
ii debian-tag2upload-keyring 1.1
ii dput-ng [dput] 1.44
ii equivs 2.3.2
ii git-debpush 13.19
ii libdistro-info-perl 1.14
ii libencode-locale-perl 1.05-3
ii libgitlab-api-v4-perl 0.27-1
ii libjson-perl 4.10000-1
ii liblwp-protocol-https-perl 6.14-1
ii libmetacpan-client-perl 2.034000-1
ii libsoap-lite-perl 1.27-3
ii libstring-shellquote-perl 1.04-3
ii liburi-perl 5.34-2
ii licensecheck 3.3.9-1
ii lintian 2.127.0
ii lzip 1.25-4
ii man-db 2.13.1-1
ii patch 2.8-2
ii pristine-tar 1.50+nmu2
ii python3-apt 3.1.0
ii python3-debian 1.0.1
ii python3-magic 2:0.4.27-3
ii python3-requests 2.32.5+dfsg-1
ii python3-unidiff 0.7.5-2
ii python3-xdg 0.28-3
ii strace 6.16+ds-2
ii unzip 6.0-29
ii wget 1.25.0-2
ii xz-utils 5.8.1-2
Versions of packages devscripts suggests:
ii adequate 0.17.6+b1
pn at <none>
ii autopkgtest 5.53
pn bls-standalone <none>
ii bsd-mailx [mailx] 8.1.2-0.20220412cvs-1.1
ii build-essential 12.12
pn check-all-the-things <none>
ii debhelper 13.29
ii diffoscope 309
ii disorderfs 0.6.0-1
pn docker.io <none>
ii dose-extra 7.0.0-6+b4
pn duck <none>
pn elpa-devscripts <none>
ii faketime 0.9.10+2024-06-05+gba9ed5b2-0.6
ii gnuplot-nox [gnuplot] 6.0.3+dfsg1-1
pn how-can-i-help <none>
ii libauthen-sasl-perl 2.1900-1
pn libdbd-pg-perl <none>
pn libterm-size-perl <none>
ii libtimedate-perl 2.3300-2
ii libyaml-libyaml-perl 0.904.0+ds-1
ii mailutils [mailx] 1:3.20-3
ii mmdebstrap 1.5.7-3
pn mutt <none>
ii nullmailer [mail-transport-agent] 1:2.2+10~g7ed88a0-6.1
ii openssh-client [ssh-client] 1:10.2p1-3
ii piuparts 1.6.0
ii postgresql-client-17 [postgresql-client] 17.6-1
ii postgresql-client-18 [postgresql-client] 18.1-2
pn pristine-lfs <none>
ii python3-debianbts 4.1.1
ii python3-pycurl 7.45.7-3+b1
ii quilt 0.68-1
ii ratt 0.0~git20250829.39528ce-1+b1
ii reprotest 0.7.32
pn svn-buildpackage <none>
ii w3m 0.5.3+git20230121-2.1
-- no debconf information
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Source: devscripts
Source-Version: 2.26.10
Done: Jochen Sprickerhof <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
devscripts, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Jochen Sprickerhof <[email protected]> (supplier of updated devscripts
package)
(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing [email protected])
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Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:19:08 +0200
Source: devscripts
Architecture: source
Version: 2.26.10
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Devscripts Maintainers <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Jochen Sprickerhof <[email protected]>
Closes: 681779 1123934 1126347 1140552 1140560 1140744
Changes:
devscripts (2.26.10) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* Team upload.
.
[ Jochen Sprickerhof ]
* Revert "Remove mmdebstrap from recommends again"
* Fix groff-messages reported by lintian
.
[ Daniel Gröber ]
* bts: Fix 'severity' and 'forwarded' failing with omitted bug number
* bts reply: Remove "Re:" prefix from Subject
* bts show|status: Establish implicit 'context', not 'reply' (MUA)
* bts: Fix --no-mutt being ineffective
* bts: Bail if STDIN is unexpecteldy a TTY inside MUA
* bts: Fix aerc quoting in $mailreader default
* bts: Fix Handling of multiple done commands (Closes: #1126347)
* bts: Fall back to STDIN when /dev/tty fails to open (Closes: #1123934)
* bts reply|context: Show a "reading from STDIN" message
.
[ Yadd ]
* uscan: set Uversion-Mangle to "auto" by default in Github template
* [uscan] Ignore Ctype version when not > 0
.
[ Nikolas Nyby ]
* Fix typo in bts errors: implict -> implicit
.
[ Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues ]
* scripts/debrebuild.pl: refactor mmdebstrap builder to avoid confusing
double shell quoting (Closes: #1140552)
.
[ Serge Schneider ]
* debrebuild: default Build-Path in dpkg/mmdebstrap when buildinfo omits it
(Closes: #1140560)
* debsnap: avoid infinite loop when .dsc lacks a Files: stanza
(Closes: #1140744)
.
[ Anders Kaseorg ]
* dpkg-genbuilddeps: exit 0 for --help, --version
* debchange: Use ###VERSION###
* hardening-check: exit 0 for --help
* who-permits-upload: Write to stdout, exit 0 for --help
* cowpoke: Write to stdout for --help
.
[ наб ]
* Reset "Successfully signed" message after writing it
.
[ Jacob Mealy ]
* getbuildlog: report error if no results available (Closes: #681779)
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