weird LANGUAGE environment variable values cause checkbox to malfunction
Bug #912946 reported by
Daniel Manrique
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checkbox |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Daniel Manrique | ||
Bug Description
On several installations (server, and a few where some packages got damaged and language support was not configured correctly), I've seen LANGUAGE with values like this:
LANGUAGE=en_US:
checkbox parses splitting on the colon character, and tries to process the (in this case) empty value, causing the following output to the log:
2012-01-06 17:04:37,800 ERROR Error running event handler ./plugins/
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/
results.
File "./plugins/
template = TemplateI18n()
File "/home/
self._languages = self._get_
File "/home/
languages.
File "/home/
raise Exception, "Unknown language format: %s" % language
Exception: Unknown language format:
The user-facing consequence is that the list of tests to run is completely empty.
The correct format for LANGUAGE is something like:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
To reproduce, run checkbox setting the variable to something invalid:
LANGUAGE=en_US: checkbox-gtk
Expected result:
a nice list of tests to choose from.
Actual result:
previously mentioned trace, and test selection list is empty.
The easy workaround is to set LANGUAGE to something sensible before running checkbox. Still, I'll submit a merge request with a fix for this.
Related branches
lp:~roadmr/checkbox/912946
- Marc Tardif (community): Approve
-
Diff: 33 lines (+4/-2)2 files modifiedcheckbox/lib/template_i18n.py (+2/-1)
debian/changelog (+2/-1)
lp:~roadmr/ubuntu/precise/checkbox/0.13.1
- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre: Needs Fixing
-
Diff: 471232 lines (+252651/-169867)158 files modifiedbin/checkbox-cli (+1/-1)
bin/checkbox-gtk (+1/-1)
bin/checkbox-urwid (+1/-1)
checkbox/lib/config.py (+3/-1)
checkbox/lib/template_i18n.py (+2/-1)
checkbox/parsers/submission.py (+8/-4)
checkbox/user_interface.py (+1/-1)
checkbox_gtk/gtk_interface.py (+8/-3)
data/whitelists/default.whitelist (+47/-21)
debian/changelog (+89/-1)
debian/checkbox-cli.postinst (+1/-0)
debian/checkbox-gtk.postinst (+1/-0)
debian/checkbox-urwid.postinst (+1/-0)
debian/control (+14/-36)
debian/hwtest-cli.postinst (+0/-6)
debian/hwtest-gtk.postinst (+0/-6)
debian/hwtest.postinst (+0/-6)
debian/hwtest.postrm (+0/-26)
debian/po/de.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/en_AU.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/en_GB.po (+4/-5)
debian/po/es.po (+5/-5)
debian/po/fr.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/he.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/hu.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/it.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/ja.po (+6/-10)
debian/po/nl.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/pl.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/pt_BR.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/ro.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/ru.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/zh_TW.po (+4/-7)
debian/rules (+3/-7)
install/config (+4/-5)
install/postinst (+17/-21)
jobs/audio.txt.in (+9/-12)
jobs/bluetooth.txt.in (+6/-14)
jobs/camera.txt.in (+1/-17)
jobs/firewire.txt.in (+32/-7)
jobs/graphics.txt.in (+18/-26)
jobs/keys.txt.in (+5/-9)
jobs/local.txt.in (+1/-1)
jobs/mediacard.txt.in (+318/-158)
jobs/memory.txt.in (+5/-10)
jobs/miscellanea.txt.in (+4/-5)
jobs/monitor.txt.in (+6/-0)
jobs/networking.txt.in (+11/-2)
jobs/optical.txt.in (+1/-2)
jobs/panel_clock_test.txt.in (+1/-1)
jobs/resource.txt.in (+9/-0)
jobs/suspend.txt.in (+69/-26)
jobs/usb.txt.in (+34/-17)
jobs/user_apps.txt.in (+2/-2)
jobs/wireless.txt.in (+62/-0)
plugins/apport_prompt.py (+4/-3)
plugins/backend_info.py (+10/-0)
plugins/intro_prompt.py (+7/-5)
plugins/jobs_prompt.py (+17/-5)
plugins/launchpad_report.py (+2/-1)
plugins/recover_prompt.py (+4/-2)
plugins/shell_test.py (+1/-1)
po/POTFILES.in (+2/-0)
po/ace.po (+2170/-1770)
po/af.po (+2164/-1770)
po/am.po (+2185/-1770)
po/ar.po (+2472/-2020)
po/ast.po (+3969/-2264)
po/be.po (+3927/-1931)
po/bg.po (+2819/-2045)
po/bn.po (+2942/-1956)
po/bo.po (+2245/-1778)
po/br.po (+2339/-1806)
po/bs.po (+3856/-2116)
po/ca.po (+3234/-2211)
po/ca@valencia.po (+2964/-1997)
po/checkbox.pot (+2147/-1763)
po/ckb.po (+2192/-1774)
po/cs.po (+3938/-2404)
po/cy.po (+2156/-1771)
po/da.po (+3571/-2266)
po/de.po (+5006/-2478)
po/dv.po (+2151/-1769)
po/el.po (+4319/-2105)
po/en_AU.po (+4874/-2289)
po/en_CA.po (+2560/-1864)
po/en_GB.po (+4974/-2336)
po/eo.po (+3109/-2165)
po/es.po (+4248/-2325)
po/et.po (+2236/-1791)
po/eu.po (+2323/-1796)
po/fa.po (+2151/-1769)
po/fi.po (+3351/-2252)
po/fr.po (+4114/-2246)
po/gd.po (+2125/-1739)
po/gl.po (+3802/-2056)
po/he.po (+2902/-2070)
po/hi.po (+2659/-1837)
po/hr.po (+2330/-1797)
po/hu.po (+3822/-2253)
po/hy.po (+2151/-1769)
po/id.po (+2295/-1892)
po/is.po (+2208/-1871)
po/it.po (+3970/-2446)
po/ja.po (+3387/-1984)
po/jbo.po (+2151/-1769)
po/ka.po (+2172/-1796)
po/kk.po (+2236/-1778)
po/km.po (+2151/-1769)
po/kn.po (+2176/-1770)
po/ko.po (+2712/-1858)
po/ku.po (+2167/-1770)
po/ky.po (+2151/-1769)
po/lt.po (+2333/-1776)
po/lv.po (+3318/-1899)
po/mk.po (+2250/-1891)
po/ml.po (+2160/-1769)
po/mr.po (+2163/-1769)
po/ms.po (+4978/-2213)
po/my.po (+2243/-1791)
po/nb.po (+2525/-1996)
po/nds.po (+2151/-1769)
po/ne.po (+2226/-1778)
po/nl.po (+4474/-2368)
po/nn.po (+2173/-1770)
po/oc.po (+2934/-1897)
po/pl.po (+3634/-2303)
po/pt.po (+3426/-2151)
po/pt_BR.po (+4988/-2313)
po/ro.po (+2809/-2049)
po/ru.po (+5108/-2399)
po/si.po (+2163/-1769)
po/sk.po (+2668/-2068)
po/sl.po (+3771/-2194)
po/sq.po (+3610/-1890)
po/sr.po (+3716/-2188)
po/sv.po (+3762/-2302)
po/ta.po (+2161/-1770)
po/te.po (+2160/-1769)
po/th.po (+2359/-1938)
po/tr.po (+3467/-2112)
po/ug.po (+3820/-2051)
po/uk.po (+2656/-1998)
po/ur.po (+2151/-1769)
po/vi.po (+2629/-1875)
po/zh_CN.po (+2970/-1990)
po/zh_HK.po (+2731/-1958)
po/zh_TW.po (+2718/-1901)
scripts/camera_test (+4/-30)
scripts/compiz-check (+0/-968)
scripts/connect_wireless (+1/-1)
scripts/cpu_offlining (+2/-2)
scripts/cpu_topology (+3/-3)
scripts/removable_storage_test (+60/-59)
scripts/run_compiz_check (+0/-27)
scripts/sleep_test (+4/-37)
scripts/watch_command (+0/-159)
setup.py (+4/-3)
lp:~roadmr/ubuntu/precise/checkbox/0.13.1-retry
- Daniel Manrique (community): Needs Resubmitting
- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre: Needs Fixing
-
Diff: 484189 lines (+265504/-169975)174 files modifiedbin/checkbox-cli (+1/-1)
bin/checkbox-gtk (+1/-1)
bin/checkbox-urwid (+1/-1)
checkbox/lib/config.py (+3/-1)
checkbox/lib/template_i18n.py (+2/-1)
checkbox/parsers/submission.py (+8/-4)
checkbox/user_interface.py (+1/-1)
checkbox_gtk/gtk_interface.py (+8/-3)
data/whitelists/default.whitelist (+47/-21)
debian/changelog (+94/-1)
debian/checkbox-cli.postinst (+1/-0)
debian/checkbox-gtk.postinst (+1/-0)
debian/checkbox-urwid.postinst (+1/-0)
debian/control (+6/-38)
debian/hwtest-cli.postinst (+0/-6)
debian/hwtest-gtk.postinst (+0/-6)
debian/hwtest.postinst (+0/-6)
debian/hwtest.postrm (+0/-26)
debian/po/de.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/en_AU.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/en_GB.po (+4/-5)
debian/po/es.po (+5/-5)
debian/po/fr.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/he.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/hu.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/it.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/ja.po (+6/-10)
debian/po/nl.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/pl.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/pt_BR.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/ro.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/ru.po (+3/-4)
debian/po/uk.po (+118/-0)
debian/po/zh_TW.po (+4/-7)
debian/rules (+0/-6)
debian/source/format (+1/-0)
install/config (+4/-5)
install/postinst (+17/-21)
jobs/audio.txt.in (+9/-12)
jobs/bluetooth.txt.in (+6/-14)
jobs/camera.txt.in (+1/-17)
jobs/firewire.txt.in (+32/-7)
jobs/graphics.txt.in (+18/-26)
jobs/keys.txt.in (+5/-9)
jobs/local.txt.in (+1/-1)
jobs/mediacard.txt.in (+318/-158)
jobs/memory.txt.in (+5/-10)
jobs/miscellanea.txt.in (+4/-5)
jobs/monitor.txt.in (+6/-0)
jobs/networking.txt.in (+11/-2)
jobs/optical.txt.in (+1/-2)
jobs/panel_clock_test.txt.in (+1/-1)
jobs/resource.txt.in (+9/-0)
jobs/suspend.txt.in (+69/-26)
jobs/usb.txt.in (+34/-17)
jobs/user_apps.txt.in (+2/-2)
jobs/wireless.txt.in (+62/-0)
plugins/apport_prompt.py (+4/-3)
plugins/backend_info.py (+10/-0)
plugins/intro_prompt.py (+7/-5)
plugins/jobs_prompt.py (+17/-5)
plugins/launchpad_report.py (+2/-1)
plugins/recover_prompt.py (+4/-2)
plugins/shell_test.py (+1/-1)
po/POTFILES.in (+2/-0)
po/ace.po (+2170/-1770)
po/af.po (+2164/-1770)
po/am.po (+2185/-1770)
po/ar.po (+2472/-2020)
po/ast.po (+3969/-2264)
po/be.po (+3927/-1931)
po/bg.po (+2819/-2045)
po/bn.po (+2942/-1956)
po/bo.po (+2245/-1778)
po/br.po (+2339/-1806)
po/bs.po (+3856/-2116)
po/ca.po (+3234/-2211)
po/ca@valencia.po (+2964/-1997)
po/checkbox.pot (+2147/-1763)
po/ckb.po (+2192/-1774)
po/cs.po (+3938/-2404)
po/cy.po (+2156/-1771)
po/da.po (+3571/-2266)
po/de.po (+5006/-2478)
po/dv.po (+2151/-1769)
po/el.po (+4319/-2105)
po/en_AU.po (+4874/-2289)
po/en_CA.po (+2560/-1864)
po/en_GB.po (+4974/-2336)
po/eo.po (+3109/-2165)
po/es.po (+4248/-2325)
po/et.po (+2236/-1791)
po/eu.po (+2323/-1796)
po/fa.po (+2151/-1769)
po/fi.po (+3351/-2252)
po/fr.po (+4114/-2246)
po/ga.po (+2992/-0)
po/gd.po (+2125/-1739)
po/gl.po (+3802/-2056)
po/he.po (+2902/-2070)
po/hi.po (+2659/-1837)
po/hr.po (+2330/-1797)
po/hu.po (+3822/-2253)
po/hy.po (+2151/-1769)
po/id.po (+2295/-1892)
po/is.po (+2208/-1871)
po/it.po (+3970/-2446)
po/ja.po (+3387/-1984)
po/jbo.po (+2151/-1769)
po/ka.po (+2172/-1796)
po/kk.po (+2236/-1778)
po/km.po (+2151/-1769)
po/kn.po (+2176/-1770)
po/ko.po (+2712/-1858)
po/ku.po (+2167/-1770)
po/ky.po (+2151/-1769)
po/lt.po (+2333/-1776)
po/lv.po (+3318/-1899)
po/mk.po (+2250/-1891)
po/ml.po (+2160/-1769)
po/mr.po (+2163/-1769)
po/ms.po (+4978/-2213)
po/my.po (+2243/-1791)
po/nb.po (+2525/-1996)
po/nds.po (+2151/-1769)
po/ne.po (+2226/-1778)
po/nl.po (+4474/-2368)
po/nn.po (+2173/-1770)
po/oc.po (+2934/-1897)
po/pl.po (+3634/-2303)
po/ps.po (+2992/-0)
po/pt.po (+3426/-2151)
po/pt_BR.po (+4988/-2313)
po/ro.po (+2809/-2049)
po/ru.po (+5108/-2399)
po/shn.po (+2992/-0)
po/si.po (+2163/-1769)
po/sk.po (+2668/-2068)
po/sl.po (+3771/-2194)
po/sq.po (+3610/-1890)
po/sr.po (+3716/-2188)
po/sv.po (+3762/-2302)
po/ta.po (+2161/-1770)
po/te.po (+2160/-1769)
po/th.po (+2359/-1938)
po/tr.po (+3467/-2112)
po/ug.po (+3820/-2051)
po/uk.po (+2656/-1998)
po/ur.po (+2151/-1769)
po/uz.po (+2992/-0)
po/vi.po (+2629/-1875)
po/zh_CN.po (+2970/-1990)
po/zh_HK.po (+2731/-1958)
po/zh_TW.po (+2718/-1901)
scripts/audio_settings (+108/-0)
scripts/camera_test (+4/-30)
scripts/check_is_laptop (+29/-0)
scripts/compiz-check (+0/-968)
scripts/connect_wireless (+1/-1)
scripts/cpu_offlining (+2/-2)
scripts/cpu_topology (+3/-3)
scripts/create_connection (+132/-0)
scripts/media_keys_test (+275/-0)
scripts/memory_compare (+25/-0)
scripts/network_device_info (+24/-0)
scripts/network_test (+0/-24)
scripts/network_wait (+20/-0)
scripts/removable_storage_test (+144/-0)
scripts/removable_storage_watcher (+77/-0)
scripts/run_compiz_check (+0/-27)
scripts/sleep_test (+4/-37)
scripts/usb_test (+0/-143)
scripts/watch_command (+0/-159)
setup.py (+2/-2)
Revision history for this message
| Marc Tardif (cr3) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in checkbox: | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
| assignee: | nobody → Daniel Manrique (roadmr) |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
Revision history for this message
| Jeff Lane (bladernr) wrote Re: [Bug 912946] Re: weird LANGUAGE environment variable values cause checkbox to malfunction | #2 |
| Changed in checkbox: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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Marked importance as low because the likeliness of someone setting an invalid value for the LANGUAGE environment variable is rather low.