netplan.script crashed with AttributeError in __getitem__(): /usr/bin/python3: undefined symbol: netplan_get_id_from_nm_filename

[Chris Guiver]

ubuntu desktop (mantic) live test on dell optiplex 780
- dell [optiplex] 780 (c2q-q9400, 8gb, amd/ati cedar radeon hd 5000/6000/7350/8350)

exploring the /var/crash/ directory I noticed this report; nothing had appeared on screen, so just filed it with `ubuntu-bug`.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: netplan.io 0.106.1-8
Uname: Linux 6.3.0-7-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 28 08:12:32 2023
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/netplan/netplan.script
ExecutableTimestamp: 1684343476
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.11
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/sbin/netplan generate
ProcCwd: /
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/netplan', 'generate']
SourcePackage: netplan.io
UserGroups: N/A

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/2033259

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Lukas Märdian (slyon)]

I wonder if we can reproduce this issue on 0.107, which is now in Mantic?

The /usr/share/netplan/netplan/libnetplan.py file (where the crash happens) is not part of the new 0.107 release anymore. And the new CFFI bindings will not allow compilation if the symbol would be missing.