[RFE] Allow Bug Reporting When Running Backport Kernel
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
apport (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Martin Pitt |
Bug Description
We would like to have apport modified to report a bug against the backport kernel
SRU TEST CASE:
- Add the backports PPA: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-
- Try to report a bug against it, with all three variants:
ubuntu-bug linux-image-
ubuntu-bug linux-image-
ubuntu-bug linux (if you are actually running that backport kernel)
- Current precise apport will reject it as "not an Ubuntu package"; with this change, it will collect information and present the collected data. The Source package should still be shown as "linux" and the Tags: field should include "qa-kernel-
- If you wish to double-check, send the report to Launchpad and verify it's reported against the "linux" source. But do not actually create the bug report.
- Confirm that "ubuntu-bug linux" (when you are not running the backported kernel) has the precise kernel in the apport data (3.2), and that it still has the hook info (AcpiTables).
REGRESSION POTENTIAL:
- The functionality of /etc/apport/
- This changes the source linux package hook. If there are syntax or logic errors which cause exceptions, apport will still work, but all information that would have been collected after the hook crashes will be missing.
Changed in apport (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
assignee: | nobody → Martin Pitt (pitti) |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
tags: |
added: verification-failed removed: verification-needed |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Just to add some additional information. The 12.10 kernel for 12.04 is currently being provided via a PPA:
https:/ /launchpad. net/~ubuntu- x-swat/ +archive/ q-lts-backport
When running this 12.10 kernel in 12.04, attempting to file a bug via `ubuntu-bug linux` aborts with a message:
"The problem cannot be reported:
This is not an official Ubuntu package. Please remove any third party package and try again."