[Bug 1341324] Re: "hwe-support-status --show-all-unsupported" fails

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  "hwe-support-status --show-all-unsupported" fails

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “update-manager” source package in Precise:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  TEST CASE:
  1. install 12.04
  2. apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-saucy
  3. install update-manager-core from precise-updates
  4. run hwe-support-status --show-all-unsupported
  5. verify it crashes
  6. install update-manager-core from precise-proposed
  7. repeat step 4
  8. verify that it works this time.

  
  Expected behaviour:
  "hwe-support-status --show-all-unsupported" lists any unsupported HWE packages

  Actual behaviour:
  hwe-support-status crashes with the following stack:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/hwe-support-status", line 235, in <module>
      print(twrap(" ".join(unsupported_hwe_packages)))
  TypeError: sequence item 0: expected string, instance found

  Ubuntu release is mythbuntu (Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS)
  update-manager-core version is "1:0.156.14.15"

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager-core 1:0.156.14.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-20.35~precise1-generic 3.11.10.6
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-20-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
  Aptdaemon:

  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Jul 13 17:05:11 2014
  GsettingsChanges:

  InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-30 (773 days ago)

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