Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation

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	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Yaroslav Halchenko :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Package: debbugs-local Version: 2.4.2~exp0 Severity: normal Hi, I am revealing my ignorance about debbugs (never had to run it myself), and I know that debbugs needs configuration to make it work, but I hoped that debbugs-local should work within user account and fetch/provide interface to bugs relevant to a maintainer/user (as specified in DEBEMAIL). Original announcement was: Once debbugs is uploaded to experimental (soon, I promise) and progresses through NEW[2], you can play with this by installing the debbugs-local package, and running: local-debbugs --mirror local-debbugs --daemon local-debbugs --search severity:serious local-debbugs --stop So, I've installed local-debbugs (which installed debbugs-web etc), now, running it: $> local-debbugs --mirror Unable to open configuration file /etc/debbugs/config for reading: No such file or directory at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Config.pm line 995. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. So, it does need initial configuration? local-debbugs man page doesn't really describe usecases, nor there is README for debbugs-local (btw -- why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local to match the package name?) -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable'), (300, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.31-rc5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages debbugs-local depends on: ii debbugs-web 2.4.2~exp0 web scripts for the active Debian ii libconfig-simple-perl 4.59-3 simple configuration file class ii libdebbugs-perl 2.4.2~exp0 modules used by the active Debian ii libuser-perl 1.6-2 Provides user data in an OS indepe ii rsync 3.0.5-1 fast remote file copy program (lik debbugs-local recommends no packages. debbugs-local suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Don Armstrong :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > So, it does need initial configuration? Just touch /etc/debbugs/config for starters; I've actually fixed this already, but I get around to making an upload to fix it for a bit. > local-debbugs man page doesn't really describe usecases, The only usecase is when you want a local mirror of debbugs, which is what is stated in the first line of the manpage, and in the package description. > nor there is README for debbugs-local The manpage should be the readme; it needs more examples, though, so patches accepted. [There's a reason why it's in experimental.] > (btw -- why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local to match the package > name?) Because it's a local debbugs; the package name is debbugs-local because it's the local variant of the debbugs package. Don Armstrong -- An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications. -- Robert Heinlein _Time Enough For Love_ p244 http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Yaroslav Halchenko :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Don Armstrong wrote: > > So, it does need initial configuration? > Just touch /etc/debbugs/config for starters; I've actually fixed this nope $> sudo touch /etc/debbugs/config $> ls -ld /etc/debbugs/config -rw------- 1 root root 0 2009-08-18 16:28 /etc/debbugs/config $> sudo local-debbugs --mirror Error in configuration file: /etc/debbugs/config did not return a true value at (eval 7) line 1. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. > > nor there is README for debbugs-local > The manpage should be the readme; it needs more examples, though, so > patches accepted. [There's a reason why it's in experimental.] sure ;) > > (btw -- why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local to match the package > > name?) > Because it's a local debbugs; the package name is debbugs-local > because it's the local variant of the debbugs package. ;-) Especially following your reasoning I still do not see much of reason why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local ;) -- .-. =------------------------------ /v\ ----------------------------= Keep in touch // \\ (yoh@\|www.)onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko /( )\ ICQ#: 60653192 Linux User ^^-^^ [175555] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Don Armstrong :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Don Armstrong wrote: > > > So, it does need initial configuration? > > Just touch /etc/debbugs/config for starters; I've actually fixed this > nope > > $> sudo touch /etc/debbugs/config > $> ls -ld /etc/debbugs/config > -rw------- 1 root root 0 2009-08-18 16:28 /etc/debbugs/config > $> sudo local-debbugs --mirror > Error in configuration file: /etc/debbugs/config did not return a true value at (eval 7) line 1. > Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. > Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. echo '1;' > /etc/debbugs/config; rather. Don Armstrong -- Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all other possibilities. -- W. Churchill http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Yaroslav Halchenko :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Don Armstrong wrote: > echo '1;' > /etc/debbugs/config; rather. thanks! now I got further ;) $> sudo local-debbugs --mirror Can't locate HTTP/Server/Simple.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 196. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 196. $> sudo apt-file search HTTP/Server/Simple.pm libhttp-server-simple-perl: /usr/share/perl5/HTTP/Server/Simple.pm libtest-http-server-simple-perl: /usr/share/perl5/Test/HTTP/Server/Simple.pm $> apt-cache policy libhttp-server-simple-perl libhttp-server-simple-perl: Installed: (none) Candidate: 0.38-1 Version table: 0.38-1 0 900 http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze/main Packages 600 http://debian.lcs.mit.edu sid/main Packages $> apt-cache rdepends libhttp-server-simple-perl libhttp-server-simple-perl Reverse Depends: libhttp-server-simple-mason-perl libwww-mechanize-perl libtest-www-mechanize-perl libtest-http-server-simple-perl libsvn-web-perl libjifty-perl libhttp-server-simple-static-perl libhttp-server-simple-recorder-perl libcgi-application-server-perl installing it helped! so I guess it should be among depends? > Don Armstrong -- .-. =------------------------------ /v\ ----------------------------= Keep in touch // \\ (yoh@\|www.)onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko /( )\ ICQ#: 60653192 Linux User ^^-^^ [175555] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Don Armstrong :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > installing it helped! so I guess it should be among depends? Yerp; added. Don Armstrong -- I learned really early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something -- Richard Feynman "What is Science" Phys. Teach. 7(6) 1969 http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...

	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Yaroslav Halchenko :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message Package: debbugs-local Version: 2.4.2~exp0 Severity: normal Hi, I am revealing my ignorance about debbugs (never had to run it myself), and I know that debbugs needs configuration to make it work, but I hoped that debbugs-local should work within user account and fetch/provide interface to bugs relevant to a maintainer/user (as specified in DEBEMAIL). Original announcement was: Once debbugs is uploaded to experimental (soon, I promise) and progresses through NEW[2], you can play with this by installing the debbugs-local package, and running: local-debbugs --mirror local-debbugs --daemon local-debbugs --search severity:serious local-debbugs --stop So, I've installed local-debbugs (which installed debbugs-web etc), now, running it: $> local-debbugs --mirror Unable to open configuration file /etc/debbugs/config for reading: No such file or directory at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Config.pm line 995. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. So, it does need initial configuration? local-debbugs man page doesn't really describe usecases, nor there is README for debbugs-local (btw -- why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local to match the package name?) -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable'), (300, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.31-rc5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages debbugs-local depends on: ii debbugs-web 2.4.2~exp0 web scripts for the active Debian ii libconfig-simple-perl 4.59-3 simple configuration file class ii libdebbugs-perl 2.4.2~exp0 modules used by the active Debian ii libuser-perl 1.6-2 Provides user data in an OS indepe ii rsync 3.0.5-1 fast remote file copy program (lik debbugs-local recommends no packages. debbugs-local suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Don Armstrong :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > So, it does need initial configuration? Just touch /etc/debbugs/config for starters; I've actually fixed this already, but I get around to making an upload to fix it for a bit. > local-debbugs man page doesn't really describe usecases, The only usecase is when you want a local mirror of debbugs, which is what is stated in the first line of the manpage, and in the package description. > nor there is README for debbugs-local The manpage should be the readme; it needs more examples, though, so patches accepted. [There's a reason why it's in experimental.] > (btw -- why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local to match the package > name?) Because it's a local debbugs; the package name is debbugs-local because it's the local variant of the debbugs package. Don Armstrong -- An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications. -- Robert Heinlein _Time Enough For Love_ p244 http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Yaroslav Halchenko :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Don Armstrong wrote: > > So, it does need initial configuration? > Just touch /etc/debbugs/config for starters; I've actually fixed this nope $> sudo touch /etc/debbugs/config $> ls -ld /etc/debbugs/config -rw------- 1 root root 0 2009-08-18 16:28 /etc/debbugs/config $> sudo local-debbugs --mirror Error in configuration file: /etc/debbugs/config did not return a true value at (eval 7) line 1. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. > > nor there is README for debbugs-local > The manpage should be the readme; it needs more examples, though, so > patches accepted. [There's a reason why it's in experimental.] sure ;) > > (btw -- why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local to match the package > > name?) > Because it's a local debbugs; the package name is debbugs-local > because it's the local variant of the debbugs package. ;-) Especially following your reasoning I still do not see much of reason why cmdline tool is not debbugs-local ;) -- .-. =------------------------------ /v\ ----------------------------= Keep in touch // \\ (yoh@\|www.)onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko /( )\ ICQ#: 60653192 Linux User ^^-^^ [175555] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Don Armstrong :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Don Armstrong wrote: > > > So, it does need initial configuration? > > Just touch /etc/debbugs/config for starters; I've actually fixed this > nope > > $> sudo touch /etc/debbugs/config > $> ls -ld /etc/debbugs/config > -rw------- 1 root root 0 2009-08-18 16:28 /etc/debbugs/config > $> sudo local-debbugs --mirror > Error in configuration file: /etc/debbugs/config did not return a true value at (eval 7) line 1. > Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debbugs/Common.pm line 64. > Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 107. echo '1;' > /etc/debbugs/config; rather. Don Armstrong -- Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all other possibilities. -- W. Churchill http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Yaroslav Halchenko :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Don Armstrong wrote: > echo '1;' > /etc/debbugs/config; rather. thanks! now I got further ;) $> sudo local-debbugs --mirror Can't locate HTTP/Server/Simple.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 196. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/local-debbugs line 196. $> sudo apt-file search HTTP/Server/Simple.pm libhttp-server-simple-perl: /usr/share/perl5/HTTP/Server/Simple.pm libtest-http-server-simple-perl: /usr/share/perl5/Test/HTTP/Server/Simple.pm $> apt-cache policy libhttp-server-simple-perl libhttp-server-simple-perl: Installed: (none) Candidate: 0.38-1 Version table: 0.38-1 0 900 http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze/main Packages 600 http://debian.lcs.mit.edu sid/main Packages $> apt-cache rdepends libhttp-server-simple-perl libhttp-server-simple-perl Reverse Depends: libhttp-server-simple-mason-perl libwww-mechanize-perl libtest-www-mechanize-perl libtest-http-server-simple-perl libsvn-web-perl libjifty-perl libhttp-server-simple-static-perl libhttp-server-simple-recorder-perl libcgi-application-server-perl installing it helped! so I guess it should be among depends? > Don Armstrong -- .-. =------------------------------ /v\ ----------------------------= Keep in touch // \\ (yoh@\|www.)onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko /( )\ ICQ#: 60653192 Linux User ^^-^^ [175555] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...
	Bug#542249: debbugs-local: unable to use due to bug or absent relevent documentation by Don Armstrong :: Rate this Message: Reply to Author \| View Threaded \| Show Only this Message On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > installing it helped! so I guess it should be among depends? Yerp; added. Don Armstrong -- I learned really early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something -- Richard Feynman "What is Science" Phys. Teach. 7(6) 1969 http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@... with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@...