update-apt-xapian-index crashed with ValueError in __init__(): Unable to parse section data

[Marco Giannini]

Binary package hint: apt-xapian-index

Crash at system startup

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: apt-xapian-index 0.41ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 17 21:28:41 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110413.2)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index --update --quiet
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/sh
PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index', '--update', '--quiet']
SourcePackage: apt-xapian-index
Title: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with ValueError in __init__(): Unable to parse section data
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

[David (lofidevops)]

I get this issue after adding the SourceGear APT Repository on Ubuntu 12.04 as per these instructions http://veracity-scm.com/help/ubuntu_install.html - see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/+bug/1086351 and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1090925

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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