dash crashes if an app is launched with system's u-a-l instead of unity8-session.u-a-l

Bug #1656358 reported by Jean-Baptiste Lallement
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Bug Description

zesty + unity8-session 349

Test Case:
1. Launch an app from the command line with system's ual. For example
$ ubuntu-app-launch ubuntu-calculator-app_ubuntu-calculator-app_26

Expected result
The app fails to launch but the dash doesn't crash

Actual result
The app fails to launch and the dash crashes. Launching with unity8-session.u-a-l works as expected.

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Ken VanDine (ken-vandine) wrote :

I can confirm this bug on xenial+overlay+silo 2129, however slightly different.

This doesn't crash the dash:
ubuntu-app-launch ubuntu-calculator-app_ubuntu-calculator-app_26

This does crash the dash:
ubuntu-app-launch ubuntu-calculator-app

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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