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migrate_favorites.py crashed with GError in main: Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/unity/launcher/favorites/app-Watch TV Shows.desktop/type": ` ' is an invalid character in key/directory names

Bug #722403 reported by mattviator on 2011-02-21

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Unity	Fix Released	High	Didier Roche-Tolomelli	Unity 3.6.2
	unity (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

unity migrate_favorites.py Crashes on startup

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity-common 3.4.4-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-4.31-generic 2.6.38-rc5
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-4-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
status: connected
enabled: enabled
dpms: On
modes: 1280x800
edid-base64: AP///////wBMo0VNAAAAAAARAQOAIRV4Cof1lFdPjCcnUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBEhsAiFAgEDAQMBMAS88QAAAZAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAACOHAmQEAAAA/gBTQU1TVU5HCiAgICAgAAAA/gBMVE4xNTRYMy1MMDEKABs=
DRM.card0.VGA.1:
status: disconnected
enabled: disabled
dpms: Off
modes:
edid-base64:
Date: Sun Feb 20 19:40:59 2011
DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-02-20 17:10:07.490486
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/unity/migrate_favorites.py
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Presario C700 [103c:30d9]
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Presario C700 [103c:30d9]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
Lsusb:
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0830:8002 Palm, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/unity/migrate_favorites.py
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-4-generic root=UUID=73da4da9-a034-4d7d-941f-70371f22c05f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-4.31-generic 2.6.38-rc5
PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/unity/migrate_favorites.py']
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: unity
Title: migrate_favorites.py crashed with GError in __main__: Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/unity/launcher/favorites/app-Watch TV Shows.desktop/type": ` ' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/lib/unity/migrate_favorites.py", line 174, in <module>
     if (candidate and client.get_string('%s/type' % candidate_path) == 'application'):
GError: Bad key or directory name: "/desktop/unity/launcher/favorites/app-Watch TV Shows.desktop/type": ` ' is an invalid character in key/directory names
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 09/25/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.34
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 30D9
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 83.21
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.34:bd09/25/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnCompaqPresarioC700NotebookPC:pvrF.34:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30D9:rvr83.21:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: F.34
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop4-0ubuntu11
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu9
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu4

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lp:~didrocks/unity/python-for-Neil-love

Merged into lp:unity at revision 921

Unity Team: Pending requested 2011-03-07

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mattviator (viamptor) wrote on 2011-02-21:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (49.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (6.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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Xrandr.txt Edit (2.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2011-02-21: Possible regression detected

This crash has the same stack trace characteristics as bug #716382. However, the latter was already fixed in an earlier package version than the one in this report. This might be a regression or because the problem is in a dependent package.

tags:	removed: need-duplicate-check
tags:	added: regression-retracer

Sebastien Bacher (seb128) on 2011-02-24

visibility:

private → public

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Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) wrote on 2011-03-02:

Note to myself: look at the duplicates as well. Seems that maverick unity was really fancy on keyname

Changed in unity:
status:	New → Triaged
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Triaged
Changed in unity:
importance:	Undecided → High
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → High
Changed in unity:
assignee:	nobody → Didier Roche (didrocks)
milestone:	none → 3.6.2

Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) on 2011-03-07

Changed in unity:
status:	Triaged → Fix Committed

Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) on 2011-03-07

Changed in unity:
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-03-07:

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 3.6.2-0ubuntu1

---------------
unity (3.6.2-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * New upstream release:
    - unity-window-decorator crashed with SIGSEGV in
      g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__OBJECT() (LP: #724874)
    - blinking screen at searching "gn" (LP: #674022)
    - Top panel isn't multimonitor aware (LP: #675862)
    - Leaving fullscreen causes the launcher to rapidly appear and then
      disappear (LP: #718054)
    - migrate_favorites.py crashed with GError in __main__: Bad key or
      directory name: "/desktop/unity/launcher/favorites/app-Watch TV
      Shows.desktop/type": ` ' is an invalid character in key/directory names
      (LP: #722403)
    - does not display icons until hovered (LP: #726033)
    - Unintuative Application Matching (LP: #726711)
    - icons missing in the dash recent files and directory search returns
      (LP: #727824)
    - some result cache broke the dash search (LP: #728961)
    - Protect against conflicts with unity super keys (LP: #729166)
    - not installed apps sorting in global search (LP: #636996)
    - No 'safely remove' option is present in the unity menu when a usb disk
      is inserted (LP: #660010)
    - Dash - Implement new Dash design! (LP: #683762)
    - Expose or add missing nux functions for a11y support (LP: #701672)
    - Launcher - A single finger 'hold' on a Launcher app icon should open the
      quicklist (LP: #702486)
    - No "Search" default entry (LP: #710794)
    - Icon in Launcher should be home folder icon (LP: #721121)
    - Launcher bindings require Super to be held down to work (LP: #727580)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::CairoGraphics::GetBitmap()
      (LP: #727636)
    - Unity "Lens" do not scroll to bottom (LP: #719616)
    - Double-click on panel to unmaximize only works in right half
      (LP: #725529)
    - clicking multiple time on the bfb makes the logo darker and darker
      (LP: #727146)
    - the launcher should go away if it has been open using the keyboard and
      the mouse is not moved while the cursor is on it (LP: #727746)
    - migrate_favorites.py crashed with OSError in makedirs(): [Errno 13]
      Permission denied: '/home/aquarius/.local/share/unity' (LP: #723656)
    - No feedback when unmounting busy device in Unity (LP: #730638)
-- Didier Roche <email address hidden> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:10:27 +0100

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 3.6.2-0ubuntu1

---------------
unity (3.6.2-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

* New upstream release:
    - unity-window-decorator crashed with SIGSEGV in
      g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__OBJECT() (LP: #724874)
    - blinking screen at searching "gn" (LP: #674022)
    - Top panel isn't multimonitor aware (LP: #675862)
    - Leaving fullscreen causes the launcher to rapidly appear and then
      disappear (LP: #718054)
    - migrate_favorites.py crashed with GError in __main__: Bad key or
      directory name: "/desktop/unity/launcher/favorites/app-Watch TV
      Shows.desktop/type": ` ' is an invalid character in key/directory names
      (LP: #722403)
    - does not display icons until hovered (LP: #726033)
    - Unintuative Application Matching (LP: #726711)
    - icons missing in the dash recent files and directory search returns
      (LP: #727824)
    - some result cache broke the dash search (LP: #728961)
    - Protect against conflicts with unity super keys (LP: #729166)
    - not installed apps sorting in global search (LP: #636996)
    - No 'safely remove' option is present in the unity menu when a usb disk
      is inserted (LP: #660010)
    - Dash - Implement new Dash design! (LP: #683762)
    - Expose or add missing nux functions for a11y support (LP: #701672)
    - Launcher - A single finger 'hold' on a Launcher app icon should open the
      quicklist (LP: #702486)
    - No "Search" default entry (LP: #710794)
    - Icon in Launcher should be home folder icon (LP: #721121)
    - Launcher bindings require Super to be held down to work (LP: #727580)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::CairoGraphics::GetBitmap()
      (LP: #727636)
    - Unity "Lens" do not scroll to bottom (LP: #719616)
    - Double-click on panel to unmaximize only works in right half
      (LP: #725529)
    - clicking multiple time on the bfb makes the logo darker and darker
      (LP: #727146)
    - the launcher should go away if it has been open using the keyboard and
      the mouse is not moved while the cursor is on it (LP: #727746)
    - migrate_favorites.py crashed with OSError in makedirs(): [Errno 13]
      Permission denied: '/home/aquarius/.local/share/unity' (LP: #723656)
    - No feedback when unmounting busy device in Unity (LP: #730638)
 -- Didier Roche <didrocks@ubuntu.com>   Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:10:27 +0100

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Fix Released

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