[Bug 1224207] [NEW] bash completion for "sudo svn" prints an infinite loop of comopt error messages

[Daniel Barrett]

Public bug reported:

Type in a shell (but do not hit Enter):

$ sudo svn x

Now hit the Tab key, and you get stream of error messages:

bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: bash-completion 1:2.0-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 11 20:40:09 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-31 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: bash-completion
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: bash-completion (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

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Title:
  bash completion for "sudo svn" prints an infinite loop of comopt error
  messages

Status in “bash-completion” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Type in a shell (but do not hit Enter):

  $ sudo svn x

  Now hit the Tab key, and you get stream of error messages:

  bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
  compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
  bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
  compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
  bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
  compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
  bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
  compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
  bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
  compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
  bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
  compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
  bash: compopt: -o: option requires an argument
  compopt: usage: compopt [-o|+o option] [-DE] [name ...]
  ...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: bash-completion 1:2.0-1ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Sep 11 20:40:09 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-31 (11 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: bash-completion
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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