I have updated the bug description with the info the SRU process requests, to the best of my ability.
Jonathan ** Description changed: Binary package hint: alacarte "Main Menu" worked with first ubuntu 8.04 installation. After serbian language pack installed program did not working any more and in the terminal generate errors such like this: u...@computer:~$ alacarte Traceback (most recent call last): - File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 36, in <module> - main() - File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 32, in main - app = MainWindow(datadir, version, sys.argv) - File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 49, in __init__ - self.editor = MenuEditor() - File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 35, in __init__ - self.locale = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0] - File "/usr/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 443, in getdefaultlocale - return _parse_localename(localename) - File "/usr/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 375, in _parse_localename - raise ValueError, 'unknown locale: %s' % localename + File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 36, in <module> + main() + File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 32, in main + app = MainWindow(datadir, version, sys.argv) + File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 49, in __init__ + self.editor = MenuEditor() + File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 35, in __init__ + self.locale = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0] + File "/usr/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 443, in getdefaultlocale + return _parse_localename(localename) + File "/usr/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 375, in _parse_localename + raise ValueError, 'unknown locale: %s' % localename ValueError: unknown locale: sr_ME Error in sys.excepthook: Traceback (most recent call last): - File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 78, in apport_excepthook - report_file = open(pr_filename, 'wt') + File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 78, in apport_excepthook + report_file = open(pr_filename, 'wt') IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/crash/_usr_bin_alacarte.1000.crash' Original exception was: Traceback (most recent call last): - File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 36, in <module> - main() - File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 32, in main - app = MainWindow(datadir, version, sys.argv) - File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 49, in __init__ - self.editor = MenuEditor() - File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 35, in __init__ - self.locale = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0] - File "/usr/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 443, in getdefaultlocale - return _parse_localename(localename) - File "/usr/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 375, in _parse_localename - raise ValueError, 'unknown locale: %s' % localename + File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 36, in <module> + main() + File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 32, in main + app = MainWindow(datadir, version, sys.argv) + File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 49, in __init__ + self.editor = MenuEditor() + File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Alacarte/MenuEditor.py", line 35, in __init__ + self.locale = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0] + File "/usr/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 443, in getdefaultlocale + return _parse_localename(localename) + File "/usr/lib/python2.5/locale.py", line 375, in _parse_localename + raise ValueError, 'unknown locale: %s' % localename ValueError: unknown locale: sr_ME ProblemType: Crash Architecture: i386 Date: Sun Apr 27 23:08:17 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/alacarte InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5 Package: alacarte 0.11.5-0ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: all ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python -OOt /usr/bin/alacarte ProcEnviron: - PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin - LANG=sr_ME - SHELL=/bin/bash + PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin + LANG=sr_ME + SHELL=/bin/bash PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/alacarte'] SourcePackage: alacarte Title: alacarte crashed with ValueError in _parse_localename() Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686 UserGroups: + + ------------------- + + INFORMATION FOR SRU CONSIDERATION FOLLOWS: + + 1. A statement explaining the impact of the bug on users and + justification for backporting the fix to the stable release: + + This bug prevents users in some locales (notable Serbia and Antigua, + sr_ME and en_AG) from running locale-aware Python software in Ubuntu, + including alacarte and software-center. The latter is particularly + problematic, as it is likely to affect many novice users. + + The proposed fix is small, clear, in the upstream bugtracker already, + and is isolated to one file, and has been used with success by users of + Ubuntu Karmic in both the mentioned locales from a PPA. + + This appears to qualify as a bug ... "which represents a severe + regression from the previous release of Ubuntu. This includes packages + which are totally unusable, like being uninstallable or crashing on + startup." + + It could perhaps be argued that these locales did not exist in earlier + versions so this is not technically a regression? + + 2. An explanation of how the bug has been addressed in the development + branch, including the relevant version numbers of packages modified in + order to implement the fix. + + An attached debdiff for Ubuntu Lucid is attached to this bug report. It + awaits sponsorship. + + 3. A minimal patch applicable to the stable version of the package. + + See attached debdiffs. The original patch is at + http://bugs.python.org/file14881/locale.py-parselocale-patch.diff + + 4. Detailed instructions how to reproduce the bug. + + TEST CASE: + + 4.1 Install Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Desktop (i386 and amd64 have both been + tested). + + 4.2 At the GDM login screen, set the locale to English/Antigua and log + in (start a session) in that locale. + + 4.3 Click on Applications -> Ubuntu Software Center + + 4.4 To see the Python traceback, open a Terminal window and run + software-center from it. + + 4.5 If desired, obtain the patched python2.6 package(s) from the PPA at + https://launchpad.net/~jmarsden/+archive/ppa/ and repeat the tests. + software-center will now run and operate correctly. + + 5. A discussion of the regression potential of the patch and how users + could get inadvertently affected. + + Not every Python app has been tested with this patch, nor has itt been + tested with every possible supported locale setting! So, by definition, + there is a non-zero regression potential. Nevertheless, the patch is so + small, and can be reviewed by anyone who reads Python for correctness. + It affects just one function, and then only in locales without a period + in them (there are few such locales). On that basis, it is hard to see + how it can really introduce a regression in practice. This issue has + been around for several versions of Ubuntu, so the current behaviour + with the patch in place (for locale-aware Python applications at least) + is an obvious improvement over earlier behaviour -- the applications + actually run. So far, no Python apps have been found which this patch + affects negatively. The patch has been tested in several commonly used + locales, including en_US.UTF-8, de_DE.utf8, es_ES.utf8 and fr_FR.utf8, + as well as the affected locales sr_ME and en_AG. + + ------------------- -- locale._parse_localename fails when localename does not contain encoding information (was: alacarte crashed with ValueError in _parse_localename() ) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/223281 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
