python modules need to work during dist-upgrades
Bug #121341 reported by
jfenlason
This bug affects 5 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
apport (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
nevow (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
python-central (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
python-support (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
High
|
Barry Warsaw | ||
python2.6 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
python2.7 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: apport
I was trying to upgrade from Edgy to Fiesty and I got the following error.
Could not install '/var/cache/
The upgrade aborts now. Please report this ...
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 134.
/var/log/
QGVector::insert: Index 3952 out of range
QGVector::insert: Index 3953 out of range
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/
import apport, apport.fileutils
ImportError: No module named apport
Changed in apport: | |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-8.04 |
Changed in python-central: | |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-8.04 |
Changed in python-support: | |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-8.04 |
Changed in python-support: | |
milestone: | ubuntu-8.04 → later |
Changed in python2.6 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in python2.6 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Invalid → New |
Changed in python-support (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Barry Warsaw (barry) |
Changed in python2.7 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in python2.6 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
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This is not easy to solve properly. During a dist-upgrade, many packages are unconfigured for a while, and thus Python modules do not work. This needs to be coordinated with apt's apport integration.