Ubuntu
checkbox package

checkbox fails to run

Bug #689140 reported by Randall Ross
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This bug affects 6 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Checkbox
Fix Released
Undecided
Marc Tardif
checkbox (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Marc Tardif
Ubuntu natty-alpha-2
Natty
Fix Released
High
Marc Tardif
Ubuntu natty-alpha-2

Bug Description

Binary package hint: checkbox

checkbox (System Testing) fails to run.

output from the command line:

randall@natty:~$ checkbox-gtk
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/checkbox/run", line 40, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/share/checkbox/run", line 35, in main
    application = manager.create_application(sys.argv)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/checkbox/application.py", line 117, in create_application
    config.read_filename(config_filename)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/checkbox/lib/config.py", line 135, in read_filename
    return self.read_file(file, filename)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/checkbox/lib/config.py", line 128, in read_file
    self._parser.readfp(file, filename)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/ConfigParser.py", line 316, in readfp
    self._read(fp, filename)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/ConfigParser.py", line 524, in _read
    cursect[optname] = [optval]
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/checkbox/lib/config.py", line 42, in __setitem__
    path = posixpath.expanduser(path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 252, in expanduser
    if not path.startswith('~'):
AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'startswith'
randall@natty:~$

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: checkbox 0.10.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-8.21-generic 2.6.37-rc4
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 11 19:05:35 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101202)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: checkbox

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/natty/checkbox
lp:~maaarc-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount/ubuntu/natty/checkbox/checkbox-fix-0.10.4
Barry Warsaw (community): Approve
Ubuntu branches: Pending requested
Diff: 34 lines (+7/-2)
2 files modified
checkbox/lib/config.py (+1/-2)
debian/changelog (+6/-0)
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Randall Ross (randall) wrote :
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Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar) wrote :

I also experienced this today. Same versions. Marking Confirmed, setting Importance to Critical, as checkbox-cli is completely inoperable at the moment.

This appears to be a python 2.7 problem, so tagging python2.7

Changed in checkbox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Critical
tags: added: python27
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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

checkbox's config.py accesses private attributes, not meant to be used in this way.

class Config(object):

    def __init__(self):
        self._parser = ConfigParser()
        self._parser._defaults = IncludeDict(self._parser)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package checkbox - 0.10.3ubuntu1

---------------
checkbox (0.10.3ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * Hack to work around internals of ConfigParser in python2.7. LP: #689140.
 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:05:20 +0100

Changed in checkbox (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

uploaded a workaround, needs a proper fix

Changed in checkbox (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Marc Tardif (cr3)
importance: Critical → High
milestone: none → natty-alpha-2
status: Fix Released → Confirmed
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GTriderXC (gtriderxc) wrote :

I confirm as well.
What's more it often jumps after opening the program from a page with test choice to the last report page or even if the test are shown, they do not work.

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Tobin Davis (gruemaster) wrote :

I have seen this as well on armel (LP Bug 690442 - marked as duplicate now that I have seen this bug). The workaround makes checkbox work again here.

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Brendan Donegan (brendan-donegan) wrote :

The HW certification team is also being impacted by this. I marked https://bugs.launchpad.net/checkbox/+bug/693213 as a duplicate of this one.

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Barry Warsaw (barry) wrote :

Marc and Marc's patch in 0.10.4 is better. Matthias, please upload chinstrap:~barry/checkbox_0.10.4*

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package checkbox - 0.10.4

---------------
checkbox (0.10.4) natty; urgency=low

  * Added Marc Tardif's Fixed parsing of config parameters (LP: #689140)
 -- Marc Legris <email address hidden> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:51:37 -0500

Changed in checkbox (Ubuntu Natty):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Marc Tardif (cr3)
Changed in checkbox:
status: New → Fix Released
assignee: nobody → Marc Tardif (cr3)
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