package repowerd 2016.06+15.04.20160706.1-0ubuntu1 [modified: lib/systemd/system/repowerd.service] [origin: LP-PPA-ci-train-ppa-service-stable-phone-overlay] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Michał Sawicz]

repowerd fails to start on non-android systems (see also bug #1602597).

Jul 13 09:49:22 foo systemd[1]: Starting monitor and control system power state...
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: main: Starting repowerd 2016.06
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: AndroidDeviceConfig: parse_file(/usr/share/powerd/device_configs/config-default.xml)
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: AndroidDeviceConfig: Property: screenBrightnessDim=10
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: AndroidDeviceConfig: Property: screenBrightnessSettingDefault=102
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: AndroidDeviceConfig: Property: screenBrightnessSettingMaximum=255
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: AndroidDeviceConfig: Property: screenBrightnessSettingMinimum=10
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: AndroidDeviceConfig: Property: shutdownBatteryTemperature=680
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: AndroidDeviceConfig: Property: criticalBatteryWarningLevel=4
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: AndroidDeviceConfig: Property: automatic_brightness_available=false
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: Unable to select module, using dummy.
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: Loading module: 'libubuntu_application_api_test.so.3.0.0'
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: TestSensor INFO: Setup for DYNAMIC event injection over named pipe /tmp/sensor-fifo-1416
Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: TestSensor WARNING: Requested sensor light not yet created, blocking thread until create event received
Jul 13 09:50:52 foo systemd[1]: repowerd.service start operation timed out. Terminating.
Jul 13 09:50:52 foo systemd[1]: Failed to start monitor and control system power state.
Jul 13 09:50:52 foo systemd[1]: Unit repowerd.service entered failed state.
Jul 13 09:50:52 foo systemd[1]: repowerd.service failed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: repowerd 2016.06+15.04.20160706.1-0ubuntu1 [modified: lib/systemd/system/repowerd.service] [origin: LP-PPA-ci-train-ppa-service-stable-phone-overlay]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.8
AptOrdering:
 repowerd: Configure
 powerd: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 13 09:50:52 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:repowerd:2016.06+15.04.20160706.1-0ubuntu1 [modified: lib/systemd/system/repowerd.service] [origin: LP-PPA-ci-train-ppa-service-stable-phone-overlay]:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4.2
SourcePackage: repowerd
Title: package repowerd 2016.06+15.04.20160706.1-0ubuntu1 [modified: lib/systemd/system/repowerd.service] [origin: LP-PPA-ci-train-ppa-service-stable-phone-overlay] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Alexandros Frantzis (afrantzis)]

> Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: Loading module: 'libubuntu_application_api_test.so.3.0.0'
> Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: TestSensor INFO: Setup for DYNAMIC event injection over named pipe /tmp/sensor-fifo-1416
> Jul 13 09:49:22 foo repowerd[1416]: TestSensor WARNING: Requested sensor light not yet created, blocking thread until create event received

ubuntu-application-api falls back to the test backend, which blocks. U-A-A should select the desktop_mirclient backend on the desktop by default.

The selection is performed by checking the contents of /etc/ubuntu-platform-api/application.conf, which doesn't exist on the desktop. The solution is to ship a proper /etc/ubuntu-platform-api/application.conf file for the desktop.

[Alexandros Frantzis (afrantzis)]

> The solution is to ship a proper /etc/ubuntu-platform-api/application.conf file for the desktop.

An alternative would be for platform-api to somehow autodetect the platform if no config option is provided, instead of falling back to the test platform.