[Bug 1289580] [NEW] dist upgrade crash tracebacks include a tmpdir name

[Brian Murray]

Public bug reported:

Tracebacks from crashes in the release upgrader include a temporary
directory name like so:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-5gz_r8/trusty", line 10, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-5gz_r8/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py", line 243, in main
    if app.run():

Because the temporary directory name changes between systems and upgrade
attempts duplicates are not often consolidated in the error tracker or
in Launchpad.  Subsequently, it is difficult to judge the number of
people affected by any particular crash in the release upgrade process.

This should be fixed in the apport package hook for update-manager in
Precise and ubuntu-release-upgrader in Saucy.

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Brian Murray (brian-murray)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: High
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Saucy)
     Importance: High
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu Saucy)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid

** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Saucy)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu Saucy)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

** Also affects: update-manager (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Saucy)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Saucy)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: Won't Fix => Invalid

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu Saucy)
       Status: Won't Fix => Invalid

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => In Progress

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Brian Murray (brian-murray)

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Title:
  dist upgrade crash tracebacks include a tmpdir name

Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in “update-manager” source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” source package in Saucy:
  Triaged
Status in “update-manager” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Tracebacks from crashes in the release upgrader include a temporary
  directory name like so:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-5gz_r8/trusty", line 10, in <module>
      sys.exit(main())
    File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-5gz_r8/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py", line 243, in main
      if app.run():

  Because the temporary directory name changes between systems and
  upgrade attempts duplicates are not often consolidated in the error
  tracker or in Launchpad.  Subsequently, it is difficult to judge the
  number of people affected by any particular crash in the release
  upgrade process.

  This should be fixed in the apport package hook for update-manager in
  Precise and ubuntu-release-upgrader in Saucy.

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