[Bug 2031919] Re: /usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all:TypeError:/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all at 247:main:collect_info:process_report:add_gdb_info

[Benjamin Drung]

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Simon Chopin (schopin)

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Title:
  /usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-
  all:TypeError:/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-
  all at 247:main:collect_info:process_report:add_gdb_info

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  ```
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 247, in <module>
      main()
    File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 229, in main
      stamps = collect_info()
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 160, in collect_info
      res = process_report(r)
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    File "/usr/share/apport/whoopsie-upload-all", line 108, in process_report
      r.add_gdb_info()
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 930, in add_gdb_info
      environ["HOME"] = "/nonexistent"
      ~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^
  TypeError: 'str' object does not support item assignment
  ```

  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding apport.  This problem was most recently seen with package version 2.26.1-0ubuntu2, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/86a1629347349acf400d91c9774296b42c1ab1f3 contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
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