[Bug 1363257] [NEW] string matching for dpkg I/O errors in dpkgpm.cc is out of date

[Brian Murray]

Public bug reported:

The following error strings are no longer returned by dpkg:

   io_errors.push_back(string("failed to read on buffer copy for %s"));
   io_errors.push_back(string("failed in write on buffer copy for %s"));
   io_errors.push_back(string("short read on buffer copy for %s"));

Subsequently, apport package installation failures are being created for
these types of crashes and they should not be.  Additionally, there is a
new error returned by dpkg ("unexpected end of file or stream" as seen
in bug 1361489) which should also be blocked.

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  string matching for dpkg I/O errors in dpkgpm.cc is out of date

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The following error strings are no longer returned by dpkg:

     io_errors.push_back(string("failed to read on buffer copy for %s"));
     io_errors.push_back(string("failed in write on buffer copy for %s"));
     io_errors.push_back(string("short read on buffer copy for %s"));

  Subsequently, apport package installation failures are being created
  for these types of crashes and they should not be.  Additionally,
  there is a new error returned by dpkg ("unexpected end of file or
  stream" as seen in bug 1361489) which should also be blocked.

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