Debian Bug report logs - #343902
debconf: "Can't call method 'description'" during tasksel

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: debconf: "Can't call method 'description'" during tasksel

Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 18:48:26 +0100

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Package: debconf
Version: 1.4.62
Severity: serious
Justification: Breaks new installations

When installing a new system (unstable), tasksel, while showing a progress 
bar, fails at the end of downloading packages with the following error:
   Can't call method 'description' on an undefined value.

Attached are two screenshots showing a log of the error using 
"DEBCONF_DEBUG=.". I am reliably informed that this is almost certainly a 
debconf-apt-progress bug.

[apt-progress1.png (image/png, attachment)]

[apt-progress2.png (image/png, attachment)]

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Message #10 received at 343902-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>

To: 343902-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#343902: fixed in debconf 1.4.66

Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 03:17:11 -0800

Source: debconf
Source-Version: 1.4.66

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debconf, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

debconf-doc_1.4.66_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/debconf/debconf-doc_1.4.66_all.deb
debconf-english_1.4.66_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/debconf/debconf-english_1.4.66_all.deb
debconf-i18n_1.4.66_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/debconf/debconf-i18n_1.4.66_all.deb
debconf-utils_1.4.66_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/debconf/debconf-utils_1.4.66_all.deb
debconf_1.4.66.dsc
  to pool/main/d/debconf/debconf_1.4.66.dsc
debconf_1.4.66.tar.gz
  to pool/main/d/debconf/debconf_1.4.66.tar.gz
debconf_1.4.66_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/debconf/debconf_1.4.66_all.deb



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 343902@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> (supplier of updated debconf package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.7
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:46:36 +0000
Source: debconf
Binary: debconf-english debconf-doc debconf-utils debconf-i18n debconf
Architecture: source all
Version: 1.4.66
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: high
Maintainer: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
Changed-By: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
Description: 
 debconf    - Debian configuration management system
 debconf-doc - debconf documentation
 debconf-english - small footprint English-only debconf
 debconf-i18n - full internationalization support for debconf
 debconf-utils - debconf utilities
Closes: 343902 344512 344585
Changes: 
 debconf (1.4.66) unstable; urgency=HIGH
 .
   [ Colin Watson ]
   * DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE causes all databases from the config file to be
     opened read-only, including the templates database, partly because it's
     hard to do otherwise and partly because DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE is used for
     passthrough applications which want to avoid two debconf instances both
     opening the same templates database read-write. Unfortunately this
     breaks if anyone tries to register new templates. As a workaround, stack
     a throwaway pipe database in front of the configured templates database
     if DEBCONF_DB_REPLACE is in use. Closes: #343902
 .
   * Translations:
     - Indonesian updated debconf (Closes: #344512).
     - Greek updated debconf (Closes: #344585).
Files: 
 ab6c7f0fff3af146055f15947a29eb16 685 admin optional debconf_1.4.66.dsc
 15e85f99ff6b4a5c7e6c7144b35d1287 402617 admin optional debconf_1.4.66.tar.gz
 d5ccb12efb0f3e65df7ff9cacb1e8c25 123292 admin important debconf_1.4.66_all.deb
 e85f1cc12a7d1f36ca75ab49e7b60628 116046 admin important debconf-i18n_1.4.66_all.deb
 ec9ee52713b315a870b37dea0c8cac78 844 admin extra debconf-english_1.4.66_all.deb
 9fa585bb49269416ea2b312fd4a0af4b 164160 doc optional debconf-doc_1.4.66_all.deb
 629659bbe82871e2826bbe18f8e8fb10 33024 devel optional debconf-utils_1.4.66_all.deb

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Message #15 received at 343902@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>

To: Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl>, 343902@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: debconf: "Can't call method 'description'" during tasksel

Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:51:30 +0100

On 18.12.05 Frans Pop (aragorn@tiscali.nl) wrote:

Hi,

> When installing a new system (unstable), tasksel, while showing a
> progress bar, fails at the end of downloading packages with the
> following error:
>    Can't call method 'description' on an undefined value.
> 
> Attached are two screenshots showing a log of the error using
> "DEBCONF_DEBUG=.". I am reliably informed that this is almost
> certainly a debconf-apt-progress bug.
> 
Isn't that the same as #247849 ff.?

H.
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Message #20 received at 343902@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>

To: Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>

Cc: Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl>, 343902@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: debconf: "Can't call method 'description'" during tasksel

Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:01:59 +0000

On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 10:51:30AM +0100, Hilmar Preusse wrote:
> On 18.12.05 Frans Pop (aragorn@tiscali.nl) wrote:
> > When installing a new system (unstable), tasksel, while showing a
> > progress bar, fails at the end of downloading packages with the
> > following error:
> >    Can't call method 'description' on an undefined value.
> > 
> > Attached are two screenshots showing a log of the error using
> > "DEBCONF_DEBUG=.". I am reliably informed that this is almost
> > certainly a debconf-apt-progress bug.
> 
> Isn't that the same as #247849 ff.?

No. The symptoms look similar but I think the underlying cause is quite
different (and fixed now anyway).

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson@debian.org]

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