report-bug: Additonal program specification ideas

Bug #662134 reported by Colin S. Miller
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
apport (Ubuntu)
Expired
Wishlist
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: apport

Following on from bug #662131,

At present, report-bug does not accept either program name or window-title; it would be nice if a mapping database is available. Debian's report-bug accepts the program name, and uses .dpkg info to determine the package; the latter would need a bit of effort to provide and keep up-to-date the database.

Ideally, a user should be able to select a GUI program by clicking on its window, in the style of xwininfo/xkill.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: apport 1.13.3-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 17 13:20:45 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apport

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Colin S. Miller (ubuntu-csmiller) wrote :
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Philip Muškovac (yofel) wrote :

There is a bug open about apport not being able to understand command names but needs 'ubuntu-bug $(which <command>)'. The X recognition would be useful though.

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
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Philip Muškovac (yofel) wrote :

Update: with apport 1.20 in natty you can click on the application when using ubuntu-bug --window

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Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson) wrote :

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for apport (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in apport (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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