[SRU] python-novaclient installs broken symlink /etc/bash_completion.d

[Adam Gandelman]

python-novaclient's bash completion does not work, the package installs a broken sym link in /etc/bash_completion.d:

ubuntu@raring-04-24-1156:~$ ls -lh /etc/bash_completion.d/nova.bash_completion
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 53 Apr 5 17:39 /etc/bash_completion.d/nova.bash_completion -> /usr/share/doc/python-novaclient/nova.bash_completion
ubuntu@raring-04-24-1156:~$ ls /usr/share/doc/python-novaclient/nova.bash_completion
ls: cannot access /usr/share/doc/python-novaclient/nova.bash_completion: No such file or directory

--- Ubuntu SRU Justification ---

[Impact]
Bash completion is a relatively new feature in novaclient and is expected to work on Ubuntu. Currently, the package installs a broken symlink @ /etc/bash_completion.d/nova.bash_completion and bash completion does not function. The package does not actually install the nova.bash_completion file anywhere.

[Test Case]
Install python-novaclient, attempt to use bash completion to complete 'nova' arguments or complete UUIDs of cloud resources (images, instances, etc).

[Regression potential]
The fix requires installing either the target of the broken link, or installing the bash completion file directly into /etc/bash_completion.d/. Either fix poses minimal regression risk.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package python-novaclient - 1:2.14.1-0ubuntu1

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python-novaclient (1:2.14.1-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Chuck Short ]
  * New upstream release.
  * debian/control: Add python-pbr and python-d2to1 as build depends.
  * debian/control: Add python-testtools and testrepository as build depends.
  * debian/rules: Run testr without the need for extra dependencies.

  [ Yolanda Robla ]
  * debian/tests: added autopkgtests

  [ James Page ]
  * d/control: Update VCS fields for new branch locations.

  [ Adam Gandelman ]
  * debian/{links, install, preinst}: Drop links, install bash completion
    directly to /etc/bash_completion.d/. Add preinst to remove broken symlink
    ahead of unpacking conffile. (LP: #1172420)
 -- Chuck Short <email address hidden> Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:52:34 -0400

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

raring has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the raring task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".