[Bug 1766794] Re: apport-collect doesn't create a ProblemType in the report

[Brian Murray]

I installed apport version 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 and did not receive a
Traceback when using apport-collect to update an ubuntu-release-upgrader
bug report. I did however receive the following error message since
apport doesn't seem to support using apport-collect with a source
package name, but that is a separate issue.

After the problem report has been sent, please fill out the form in the
automatically opened web browser.

What would you like to do? Your options are:
  S: Send report (1.7 KB)
  V: View report
  K: Keep report file for sending later or copying to somewhere else
  I: Cancel and ignore future crashes of this program version
  C: Cancel
Please choose (S/V/K/I/C): v

*** Collecting problem information

The collected information can be sent to the developers to improve the
application. This might take a few minutes.
dpkg-query: no packages found matching ubuntu-release-upgrader
.

*** Error: Invalid problem report

Could not determine the package or source package name.

Press any key to continue...


** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-bionic
** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-bionic

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Title:
  apport-collect doesn't create a ProblemType in the report

Status in Apport:
  Fix Released
Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in apport source package in Bionic:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  Running 'sudo apport-collect BUGID' on 18.04 and then selecting 'V:
  View report' results in Tracebacks.

  [Test Case]
  1) ssh to a system running bionic
  2) run apport-collect 1766787
  3) say yes that you want to update a bug report that isn't yours
  4) Choose to view the report
  5) Observe the following Traceback

  ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/general-hooks/generic.py crashed:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 198, in _run_hook
      symb['add_info'](report, ui)
    File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/generic.py", line 90, in add_info
      if report['ProblemType'] == 'Crash':
    File "/usr/lib/python3.6/collections/__init__.py", line 991, in __getitem__
      raise KeyError(key)
  KeyError: 'ProblemType'

  With the version of the package from -proposed you will not see the
  Traceback.

  [Regression Potential]
  The change is just to stop removing the ProblemType from the created report so there really isn't a chance of a regression.

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