[Natty Alpha-2] crash in source_xorg.py hook when reporting X bug

The package hook is provided by the xorg package. Which particular version of xorg do you have installed? Thanks in advance.

Actually from your other bug it looks like the version is version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu7. Could you try running glxinfo in a terminal and post the output.

It occurred to me that glxinfo is from a package in universe and I was able to recreate the crash using the following steps:

8:28:59 - flash:[~/Documents/subtitles] sudo chmod -x '/usr/bin/glxinfo'
[sudo] password for bdmurray:
8:29:10 - flash:[~/Documents/subtitles] ubuntu-bug xorg
ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_xorg.py crashed:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 637, in add_hooks_info
    symb['add_info'](self, ui)
  File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_xorg.py", line 450, in add_info
    attach_3d_info(report, ui)
  File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_xorg.py", line 332, in attach_3d_info
    report['glxinfo'] = command_output_quiet(['glxinfo'])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 510, in __setitem__
    and (hasattr(v[0], 'isalnum') or hasattr(v[0], 'read'))))
AssertionError

The existence of glxinfo should be tested before trying to run it.

On Wed, Feb 09, 2011 at 04:34:17PM -0000, Brian Murray wrote:
> It occurred to me that glxinfo is from a package in universe and I was
> able to recreate the crash using the following steps:
>
> 8:28:59 - flash:[~/Documents/subtitles] sudo chmod -x '/usr/bin/glxinfo'
> [sudo] password for bdmurray:
> 8:29:10 - flash:[~/Documents/subtitles] ubuntu-bug xorg
> ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_xorg.py crashed:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 637, in add_hooks_info
> symb['add_info'](self, ui)
> File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_xorg.py", line 450, in add_info
> attach_3d_info(report, ui)
> File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_xorg.py", line 332, in attach_3d_info
> report['glxinfo'] = command_output_quiet(['glxinfo'])
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/problem_report.py", line 510, in __setitem__
> and (hasattr(v[0], 'isalnum') or hasattr(v[0], 'read'))))
> AssertionError
>
> The existence of glxinfo should be tested before trying to run it.

Yeah, it used to be that glxinfo was installed by default along with the
rest of mesa, but a release or two ago the mesa utilities including this
one got broken out into a separate package, which we don't install by
default.

However, historically glxinfo has provided minimal usefulness; we don't
really seem to miss it when it's not attached. I think we've mostly
moved beyond the class of problems that glxinfo used to help with,
especially now that we have the more precise instrumentation from the
compiz and unity folks.

So, I'm thinking we should just drop the call entirely. I'll
doublecheck with Jay and David first though.

Bryce

This bug was fixed in the package xorg - 1:7.6~3ubuntu5

---------------
xorg (1:7.6~3ubuntu5) natty; urgency=low

  * apport/source_xorg.py:
    - Add 'locale' information (for keyboards)
    - Drop 'glxinfo' since it's been demoted to universe (LP: #714784)
    - Switch to new attach_root_command_outputs() call. Prevents prompting
      for password 3 times for 3 gdm files (thanks Pitti!) (LP: #716595)
 -- Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:42:58 -0800