Ubuntu
viewvc package

ViewVC doesn't work after dist-upgrade from viewcvs in feisty

Bug #152438 reported by Michael R. Head
8
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
viewvc (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
viewvc (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
Johan Euphrosine

Bug Description

Binary package hint: viewvc

I'm getting this after a direct upgrade:
An Exception Has Occurred
Python Traceback

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/viewvc/viewvc.py", line 3628, in main
    request.run_viewvc()
  File "/usr/lib/viewvc/viewvc.py", line 387, in run_viewvc
    self.view_func(self)
  File "/usr/lib/viewvc/viewvc.py", line 1509, in view_roots
    generate_page(request, "roots", data)
  File "/usr/lib/viewvc/viewvc.py", line 835, in generate_page
    template = get_view_template(request.cfg, view_name, request.language)
  File "/usr/lib/viewvc/viewvc.py", line 829, in get_view_template
    template = ezt.Template(tname)
  File "/usr/lib/viewvc/ezt.py", line 293, in __init__
    self.parse_file(fname, base_format)
  File "/usr/lib/viewvc/ezt.py", line 298, in parse_file
    self.parse(_FileReader(fname), base_format)
  File "/usr/lib/viewvc/ezt.py", line 686, in __init__
    self.text = open(fname, 'rb').read()
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/lib/templates/roots.ezt'

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Michael R. Head (burner) wrote :

viewvc.py has _install_path, which returns /usr/lib/templates/roots.ezt for the file templates/roots.ezt because it looks up the parent dir of viewvc.py, which is /usr/lib and appends templates/roots.ezt to it.

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Michael R. Head (burner) wrote :

BTW, on my debian/sid server, I had to manually make a symlink from /usr/lib/templates to /etc/viewvc/templates (same should work here).

Scott Kitterman (kitterman)
Changed in viewvc:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in viewvc:
status: Unknown → Incomplete
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Johan Euphrosine (proppy) wrote :

Debian provide a patch that need to be tested:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=409864#88

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Johan Euphrosine (proppy) wrote :

I've successfully reproduce it on:
http://lp152438.aminche.com/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/
Using the following procedure:
http://lp152438.aminche.com/

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Johan Euphrosine (proppy) wrote :

Applying the following patch to /etc/viewvc/viewvc.conf after the dist-upgrade fix the issue
I generated the patch by diffing the feisty-upgraded-to-gutsy /etc/viewvc/viewvc.conf and the gutsy-installed one
I believe this is a configuration files migration/update bug

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Johan Euphrosine (proppy) wrote :

Can you try to apply the following modification to your /etc/viewvc/viewvc.conf after upgrading:
add
template_dir = /etc/viewvc/templates
in [options] section
comment all options
in [templates] section

And report if you still get the same error or not.

Thanks in advance

Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto)
Changed in viewvc:
assignee: nobody → proppy
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Johan Euphrosine (proppy) wrote :

Can you attach /etc/viewvc/viewvc.conf file just after the dist-upgrade too ?

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Michael R. Head (burner) wrote :

Well, it's a little late to attach the file after the dist-upgrade, but I can attach what I've got now.

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Michael R. Head (burner) wrote :

I tried your conf-file fix, and it seems to work.

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Michael R. Head (burner) wrote :

(it even worked after doing a sudo rm /usr/lib/templates )

Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto)
Changed in viewvc:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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Johan Euphrosine (proppy) wrote :

The attached script automates this workaround:
- add the template_dir option
- comment all the template option in templates section.

David Futcher (bobbo)
tags: added: patch-forwarded-debian
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in viewvc (Debian):
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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