[Bug 985814] Re: apt-daemon writes invalid characters to syslog

[Sebastian Heinlein]

That isn't a bug. It is a feature :)

See
http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/v2.7.1/Lib/logging/handlers.py#l782
and http://bugs.python.org/issue7077#msg94141

** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

** Bug watch added: Python Roundup #7077
   http://bugs.python.org/issue7077

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Title:
  apt-daemon writes invalid characters to syslog

Status in “aptdaemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  I noticed this in my /var/log/syslog:

  Apr 19 14:43:31 gaea <U+FEFF>AptDaemon: INFO: InstallPackages() was called: dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'flashplugin-installer')], signature=dbus.Signature('s'))
  Apr 19 14:43:31 gaea AptDaemon.Trans: INFO: Queuing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/debd3b00079348ac805666b180003151
  Apr 19 14:43:35 gaea AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Simulating trans: /org/debian/apt/transaction/debd3b00079348ac805666b180003151
  Apr 19 14:43:36 gaea <U+FEFF>AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Committing packages: dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'flashplugin-installer')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([], signature=dbus.Signature('s'))

  I think the <U+FEFF> shouldn't be there; it's shown as an highlighted
  unicode character in "less", doesn't appear in "cat".

  This appeared while I was trying to install flash via firefox.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: aptdaemon 0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Apr 19 14:44:38 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120419)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: aptdaemon
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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