[Bug 1716079] [NEW] debootstrap silently fails when bootstrapping to a directory name with spaces

[Simon Quigley]

Public bug reported:

I use debootstrap to do minimal installs of Ubuntu and I couldn't figure
out why debootstrap would silently fail when I pass the name of my
directory I wanted to install the Ubuntu system in (which, for purposes
of bug reporting, I'll call "Ubuntu System").

Running this command will create bootstrap/ and var/ directories in
"Ubuntu System" but will just silently stop:

 $ sudo debootstrap --arch amd64 artful Ubuntu\ System

While renaming to UbuntuSystem solves the problem:

 $ sudo debootstrap --arch amd64 artful UbuntuSystem

Since this was an Artful installation I was doing it from, I tried
grabbing the version from zesty-updates and it happens there as well.

The least it could do is be a bit more verbose (I even tried with
--verbose and it still didn't work)...

** Affects: debootstrap (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

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Title:
  debootstrap silently fails when bootstrapping to a directory name with
  spaces

Status in debootstrap package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I use debootstrap to do minimal installs of Ubuntu and I couldn't
  figure out why debootstrap would silently fail when I pass the name of
  my directory I wanted to install the Ubuntu system in (which, for
  purposes of bug reporting, I'll call "Ubuntu System").

  Running this command will create bootstrap/ and var/ directories in
  "Ubuntu System" but will just silently stop:

   $ sudo debootstrap --arch amd64 artful Ubuntu\ System

  While renaming to UbuntuSystem solves the problem:

   $ sudo debootstrap --arch amd64 artful UbuntuSystem

  Since this was an Artful installation I was doing it from, I tried
  grabbing the version from zesty-updates and it happens there as well.

  The least it could do is be a bit more verbose (I even tried with
  --verbose and it still didn't work)...

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