[Bug 1789461] [NEW] file reports incorrect bug reporting location

Tue Aug 28 16:16:38 UTC 2018

Public bug reported:

=== System information ===

    $ lsb_release -rd
    Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
    Release:	16.04

    $ apt policy file
    file:
      Installed: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
      Candidate: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
      Version table:
     *** 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1 500
            500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
            500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
            100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
         1:5.25-2ubuntu1 500
            500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

=== Problem ===

The `man` page and `--help` output for `file` both give an incorrect bug
reporting location:

    $ /usr/bin/file --help | tail -2

    Report bugs to http://bugs.gw.com/

    $ man 1 file | fgrep -A 2 BUGS
    BUGS
         Please report bugs and send patches to the bug tracker at http://bugs.gw.com/ or the mailing list at ⟨file at mx.gw.com⟩ (visit http://mx.gw.com/mailman/listinfo/file first to subscribe).

As can be seen quite quickly by visiting the site, http://bugs.gw.com/
is defunct. The correct location according to the GitHub mirror of the
`file` repository (at https://github.com/file/file#readme) is:

    Mailing List: file at astron.com
    Mailing List archives: http://mailman.astron.com/pipermail/file/
    Bug tracker: http://bugs.astron.com/
    E-mail: christos at astron.com
    Build Status: https://travis-ci.org/file/file

=== Solution ===

1. Please backport the fix to the `man` page located at the commit https://github.com/file/file/commit/5d6eba6f3281887de8263fdc481daabc98007945
2. Please correct address at bottom of `file --help` output (located here in the source tree: https://github.com/file/file/blob/master/src/file.c#L643-L661)
2. If you know how to submit a patch, they don't accept GitHub pull requests, but the upstream bug report for `file --help` output is at https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=33

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: file 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Aug 28 10:39:47 2018
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libmagic1 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
 zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-01 (665 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20160624-10:47
SourcePackage: file
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: file
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

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

** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

** Bug watch added: bugs.astron.com/ #33
   https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=33

** Also affects: file via
   https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=33
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Description changed:

  === System information ===

-     $ lsb_release -rd
-     Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
-     Release:	16.04
-     
-     $ apt policy file
-     file:
-       Installed: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
-       Candidate: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
-       Version table:
-      *** 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1 500
-             500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
-             500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
-             100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
-          1:5.25-2ubuntu1 500
-             500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
+     $ lsb_release -rd
+     Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
+     Release:	16.04
+ 
+     $ apt policy file
+     file:
+       Installed: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
+       Candidate: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
+       Version table:
+      *** 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1 500
+             500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
+             500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
+             100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+          1:5.25-2ubuntu1 500
+             500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

  === Problem ===

  The `man` page and `--help` output for `file` both give an incorrect bug
  reporting location:

-     $ /usr/bin/file --help | tail -2
-     
-     Report bugs to http://bugs.gw.com/
-     
-     $ man 1 file | fgrep -A 2 BUGS
-     BUGS
-          Please report bugs and send patches to the bug tracker at http://bugs.gw.com/ or the mailing list at ⟨file at mx.gw.com⟩ (visit http://mx.gw.com/mailman/listinfo/file first to subscribe).
+     $ /usr/bin/file --help | tail -2
+ 
+     Report bugs to http://bugs.gw.com/
+ 
+     $ man 1 file | fgrep -A 2 BUGS
+     BUGS
+          Please report bugs and send patches to the bug tracker at http://bugs.gw.com/ or the mailing list at ⟨file at mx.gw.com⟩ (visit http://mx.gw.com/mailman/listinfo/file first to subscribe).

  As can be seen quite quickly by visiting the site, http://bugs.gw.com/
  is defunct. The correct location according to the GitHub mirror of the
  `file` repository (at https://github.com/file/file#readme) is:

-     Mailing List: file at astron.com
-     Mailing List archives: http://mailman.astron.com/pipermail/file/
-     Bug tracker: http://bugs.astron.com/
-     E-mail: christos at astron.com
-     Build Status: https://travis-ci.org/file/file
+     Mailing List: file at astron.com
+     Mailing List archives: http://mailman.astron.com/pipermail/file/
+     Bug tracker: http://bugs.astron.com/
+     E-mail: christos at astron.com
+     Build Status: https://travis-ci.org/file/file

  === Solution ===

  1. Please backport the fix to the `man` page located at the commit https://github.com/file/file/commit/5d6eba6f3281887de8263fdc481daabc98007945
  2. Please correct address at bottom of `file --help` output (located here in the source tree: https://github.com/file/file/blob/master/src/file.c#L643-L661)
- 2. If you know how to submit a patch, the upstream bug report for `file --help` output is at https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=33
+ 2. If you know how to submit a patch, they don't accept GitHub pull requests, but the upstream bug report for `file --help` output is at https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=33

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: file 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Aug 28 10:39:47 2018
  Dependencies:
-  gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
-  libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
-  libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
-  libmagic1 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
-  zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
+  gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
+  libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
+  libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
+  libmagic1 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
+  zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
  DistributionChannelDescriptor:
-  # This is a distribution channel descriptor
-  # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
-  canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
+  # This is a distribution channel descriptor
+  # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
+  canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-01 (665 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20160624-10:47
  SourcePackage: file
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  file reports incorrect bug reporting location

Status in osFileManager:
  Unknown
Status in file package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  === System information ===

      $ lsb_release -rd
      Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
      Release:	16.04

      $ apt policy file
      file:
        Installed: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
        Candidate: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
        Version table:
       *** 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1 500
              500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
              500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
              100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
           1:5.25-2ubuntu1 500
              500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

  === Problem ===

  The `man` page and `--help` output for `file` both give an incorrect
  bug reporting location:

      $ /usr/bin/file --help | tail -2

      Report bugs to http://bugs.gw.com/

      $ man 1 file | fgrep -A 2 BUGS
      BUGS
           Please report bugs and send patches to the bug tracker at http://bugs.gw.com/ or the mailing list at ⟨file at mx.gw.com⟩ (visit http://mx.gw.com/mailman/listinfo/file first to subscribe).

  As can be seen quite quickly by visiting the site, http://bugs.gw.com/
  is defunct. The correct location according to the GitHub mirror of the
  `file` repository (at https://github.com/file/file#readme) is:

      Mailing List: file at astron.com
      Mailing List archives: http://mailman.astron.com/pipermail/file/
      Bug tracker: http://bugs.astron.com/
      E-mail: christos at astron.com
      Build Status: https://travis-ci.org/file/file

  === Solution ===

  1. Please backport the fix to the `man` page located at the commit https://github.com/file/file/commit/5d6eba6f3281887de8263fdc481daabc98007945
  2. Please correct address at bottom of `file --help` output (located here in the source tree: https://github.com/file/file/blob/master/src/file.c#L643-L661)
  2. If you know how to submit a patch, they don't accept GitHub pull requests, but the upstream bug report for `file --help` output is at https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=33

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: file 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Aug 28 10:39:47 2018
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
   libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libmagic1 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
   zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
  DistributionChannelDescriptor:
   # This is a distribution channel descriptor
   # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
   canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-01 (665 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20160624-10:47
  SourcePackage: file
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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