Ubuntu
im-config package

/etc/default/im-config leaves temporary variables fixed in environment

Bug #1877627 reported by David Cimadevilla
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
im-config (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Gunnar Hjalmarsson

Bug Description

Ubuntu 18.04
im-config 0.34-1ubuntu1.3

You can reproduce the issue following these steps:

- Open a X terminal
- echo $d
- Returns "GNOME"

The source is this line in /etc/default/im-config:

for d in 'Unity' 'MATE' 'GNOME'; do

the temporary variable d gets fixed in the environment variables.

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Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) wrote :

Thanks for your report, but I can't reproduce it.

Can you please run:

apport-collect 1877627

Changed in im-config (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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David Cimadevilla (davidcim) wrote :

You are right. I've found that the issue happens also because I export $d in ~/.profile .

The updated list of steps to reproduce the issue:

- echo 'export d=my-env-var-data' >> ~/.profile
- Restart X session
- Open a X terminal
- echo $d
- Returns "GNOME"

Note: The installed display manager is sddm.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Exporting 'd' seems like a weird thing to do? In any case im-config could probably use a more specific variable name to avoid conflicts...

Changed in im-config (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Incomplete → New
Revision history for this message
Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) wrote :

I made 'd' (and a couple of other temporary variables) local to avoid this issue. Uploaded to groovy.

Changed in im-config (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)
status: New → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package im-config - 0.44-1ubuntu2

---------------
im-config (0.44-1ubuntu2) groovy; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/01-ubuntu-default-mode.patch:
    - Declare temporary variables as local to avoid the risk that they
      alter environment variables (LP: #1877627).

 -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson <email address hidden> Mon, 11 May 2020 18:13:00 +0200

Changed in im-config (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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