Ubuntu
jockey package

Make sure that module blacklist file can be opened for writing

Bug #900850 reported by Hedayat Vatankhah on 2011-12-06

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	jockey (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Low	Unassigned

Bug Description

Currently, oslib.py opens module blacklist file for writing without checking for exceptions. In some cases, it is not possible. The provided patch moves the open command inside the try block.

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/precise/jockey

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Hedayat Vatankhah (hedayat-fwd+launchpad) wrote on 2011-12-06:

A small patch to check for exceptions when opening blacklist file for writing Edit (773 bytes, text/plain)

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2011-12-08:

Committed to trunk. Thank you!

affects:	jockey → jockey (Ubuntu)
Changed in jockey (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	New → Fix Committed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-12-08:

This bug was fixed in the package jockey - 0.9.6-0ubuntu1

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jockey (0.9.6-0ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * New upstream bug fix release:
    - jockey/oslib.py: Use specified target_kernel for module aliases, too.
      Thanks Hedayat Vatankhah! (LP: #900851)
    - jockey/oslib.py: Be robust against failure to open blacklist for
      writing. Thanks Hedayat Vatankhah! (LP: #900850)
    - Fix some style issues in desktop files. Thanks Hedayat Vatankhah!
      (LP: #900819)
    - ui_notification(): Add accessible description to indicator.
      (LP: #891920)
    - Launchpad automatic translations updates.

* debian/control: Move from transitional python-gobject to python-gi.
-- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:52:01 +0100