Ubuntu
alltray package

Description in DEB contains '*' symbol, which makes Software Center parse it incorrectly

Bug #493679 reported by Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff on 2009-12-07

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	alltray (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned
	software-center (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Medium	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: alltray

Contents description in DEB package contains '*' symbol, which makes Software Center parse it incorrectly. I've attached a screenshot.

Related branches

lp:software-center

lp:ubuntu/lucid/software-center

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Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel) wrote on 2009-12-07:

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Michael B. Trausch (mtrausch) wrote on 2009-12-07:

This is a bug in Software Center; it should use a better algorithm for determining whether or not the "*" character is being used as a bullet or not. In the case of the current version of the AllTray source package, the problem is that the "*" character is a footnote marker, not a bullet character.

Changed in alltray (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Invalid
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Michael Vogt (mvo) on 2009-12-08

Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → In Progress
importance:	Undecided → Medium

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2009-12-08:

This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 1.1.2

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software-center (1.1.2) lucid; urgency=low

  * merge lp:~rugby471/software-center/software-store-andrew,
    many thanks
  * softwarecenter/backend/aptd.py:
    - add "reload" function
  * softwarecenter/view/appdetailsview.py:
    - if a package is available in the data but we do not have apt
      data for it offer a "reload" button (LP: #466321)
    - fix description for not yet enabled channels (LP: #488060)
    - improve regexp that parses "*" and "-" lists (LP: #493679)
-- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:30:41 +0100