fontypython crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in checkFonts()

[Cyril]

Binary package hint: fontypython

# Release
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

# Package version
$ apt-cache policy fontypython
fontypython:
  Installed: 0.3.6-1
  Candidate: 0.3.6-1
  Version table:
 *** 0.3.6-1 0
        500 http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca hardy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I don't really know what was supposed to happen, but it somehow crashed without closing...
It was scanning my home folder when it happened, the scan ended.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue May 6 14:44:18 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/fontypython
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.5
Package: fontypython 0.3.6-1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/fontypython
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/fontypython']
SourcePackage: fontypython
Title: fontypython crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in checkFonts()
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy lpadmin plugdev video

[JustDevZero (justdevzero)]

I know that pased time that this report, but I can confirm that is happening in Xubuntu Lucid.
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04

Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.2.0-4ubuntu3
LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
DistroRelease: Xubuntu 10.04
SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm dialout cdrom plugdev lpadmin admin sambashare

[Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount)]

Marking this bug as confirmed because it happens to multiple users.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version has died long ago; no more supported