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Bug 515885 - gnome-about crashed with TypeError in open_url()
gnome-about crashed with TypeError in open_url()
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-desktop
Classification: Core
Component: gnome-about
2.21.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Desktop Maintainers
Desktop Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-02-11 22:23 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2008-02-13 08:21 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.21/2.22


Description Sebastien Bacher 2008-02-11 22:23:23 UTC 
The bug has been opened on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-desktop/+bug/182354

"The crash occurs when I click the links offered in the gnome about screen. It's occurs consistently every time.

Traceback (most recent call last):

+ Trace 188888

  • File "/usr/bin/gnome-about", line 611 in do_button_release_event 
    self.open_url ()
  • File "/usr/bin/gnome-about", line 554 in open_url 
    print '''Warning: could not open "%s": %s''' % self.url, e
TypeError: not enough arguments for format string" 

That seems to be cause by an incorrect web browser configuration, the dialog doesn't crash but apport triggers on tracebacks which is what the submitter likely consider as a crash
Comment 1 Vincent Untz 2008-02-13 08:21:46 UTC 
This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.