[Bug 697418] Re: /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms.py fails if /var/crash/ does not exist

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms.py fails if /var/crash/ does not
  exist

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: dkms

  I was attempting to install openafs-modules-dkms. some issue caused
  this to fail. dkms was unable to write an error log, due to /var/crash
  not existing.

  sam at sam-virtual-machine:~$ sudo apt-get install openafs-modules-dkms 
  [sudo] password for sam: 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    bison dkms fakeroot flex m4 patch
  Suggested packages:
    bison-doc build-essential diffutils-doc
  The following NEW packages will be installed
    bison dkms fakeroot flex m4 openafs-modules-dkms patch
  0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
  Need to get 2,395 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 9,748 kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main m4 amd64 1.4.14-3 [290 kB]
  Get:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main flex amd64 2.5.35-10 [261 kB]
  Get:3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main bison amd64 1:2.4.1.dfsg-3 [493 kB]
  Get:4 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main patch amd64 2.6-3 [121 kB]
  Get:5 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main dkms all 2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1 [71.9 kB]
  Get:6 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main fakeroot amd64 1.14.4-1ubuntu1 [101 kB]
  Get:7 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe openafs-modules-dkms amd64 1.4.12.1+dfsg-3 [1,058 kB]
  Fetched 2,395 kB in 3s (669 kB/s)               
  Selecting previously deselected package m4.
  (Reading database ... 121933 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking m4 (from .../archives/m4_1.4.14-3_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package flex.
  Unpacking flex (from .../flex_2.5.35-10_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package bison.
  Unpacking bison (from .../bison_1%3a2.4.1.dfsg-3_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package patch.
  Unpacking patch (from .../archives/patch_2.6-3_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package dkms.
  Unpacking dkms (from .../dkms_2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package fakeroot.
  Unpacking fakeroot (from .../fakeroot_1.14.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package openafs-modules-dkms.
  Unpacking openafs-modules-dkms (from .../openafs-modules-dkms_1.4.12.1+dfsg-3_amd64.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for install-info ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Setting up m4 (1.4.14-3) ...
  Setting up flex (2.5.35-10) ...
  Setting up bison (1:2.4.1.dfsg-3) ...
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/bison.yacc to provide /usr/bin/yacc (yacc) in auto mode.
  Setting up patch (2.6-3) ...
  Setting up dkms (2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1) ...
  Setting up fakeroot (1.14.4-1ubuntu1) ...
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/fakeroot-sysv to provide /usr/bin/fakeroot (fakeroot) in auto mode.
  Setting up openafs-modules-dkms (1.4.12.1+dfsg-3) ...
  Loading new openafs-1.4.12.1 DKMS files...
  First Installation: checking all kernels...
  Building only for 2.6.37-11-generic
  Building initial module for 2.6.37-11-generic

  Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 2.6.37-11-generic (x86_64)
  Consult the make.log in the build directory
  /var/lib/dkms/openafs/1.4.12.1/build/ for more information.
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks/dkms.py", line 57, in <module>
      report.write(open(apport.fileutils.make_report_path(report), 'w'))
  IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/crash/openafs-modules-dkms.0.crash'
  sam at sam-virtual-machine:~$

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: dkms 2.1.1.2-5ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-11.25-generic 2.6.37-rc7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.37-11-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jan  4 21:23:43 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110104)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: dkms

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