[Bug 955138] Re: previous short description is displayed
Hello, I am almost sure the problem happens only because of the incorrect description field syntax in the original deb file. The same syntax issue in bricscadv11 and bricscadv12 deb files causes a distribution upgrade problem. http://linuxaideddesign.blogspot.com/2012/03/important-notice-for-bricscad-linux.html https://www.bricsys.com/common/support/forumthread.jsp?id=18173 https://www.bricsys.com/common/support/forumthread.jsp?id=16420 It would be great if the upgrade system could recover from the incorrect syntax. After all the incorrect syntax was accepted by an old version of dpkg. However, I would understand if such recovery is deemed too specific. I don't understand why I can't consistently reproduce, but not everything is interesting to find out :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/955138 Title: previous short description is displayed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/955138/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 955138] Re: previous short description is displayed
The original .deb files showing the problem were bricscadv12, 12.0.10 en_US and bricscadv12, 12.1.21, it_IT. (I am developer at Bricsys) I've attached a python script that generates two .deb files. As opposed to the original debs, the sample.deb files do not contain any files. The .deb files have the same control files as the original, except for the package name and installed size. I managed to run into the same issue with the sample deb files. But it is not as simple as installing the first deb, then opening the second. I tried a few times with install/upgrade/uninstall and suddenly the same issue happened. The python script mainly consists of two long multiline strings. Since I cannot consistently reproduce, I did not clip them. ** Attachment added: python script to generate test .deb files for short description bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/955138/+attachment/3001759/+files/write_control.py -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/955138 Title: previous short description is displayed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/955138/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 955138] Re: previous short description is displayed
My assumption I assume the syntax of the control file of the .deb package is correct since it is properly displayed after installation. was not right. The original deb files that revealed this issue have a syntax issue in the long description. Empty lines consist of space, rather than space and dot. I suspect this causes the strange behaviour. Even so I should be able to reproduce with a sample deb file, with the same syntax issue, but I failed so far. Seems like reproducing is more complex than I thought. I think some corruption of saved package info in /var/lib/dpkg is required in order for this issue to happen. I'll search on some more to find out how to reproduce. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/955138 Title: previous short description is displayed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/955138/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 955138] [NEW] previous short description is displayed
Public bug reported: A .deb installer contains a description field. By convention the first line of this multiline field is a short description, the other lines are a more lengthy description. (pasted documentation of description field below) When opening a .deb file with Ubuntu's software center the lengthy description is properly displayed. The short description however, is taken from a previous installation of the same package. Indeed - If no previous installation exists, no short description is shown. - After installing, the short description becomes visible. I tested on Ubuntu 11.10 and 10.10. I assume the syntax of the control file of the .deb package is correct since it is properly displayed after installation. About the description field, from the Ubuntu man pages: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man5/deb-control.5.html Description: short description long description The format for the package description is a short brief summary on the first line (after the Description field). The following lines should be used as a longer, more detailed description. Each line of the long description must be preceded by a space, and blank lines in the long description must contain a single ’.’ following the preceding space. ** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/955138 Title: previous short description is displayed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/955138/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
