[Reportbug-maint] Bug#554504: menu item silently fails to launch reportbug without python-vte

[Filipus Klutiero]

Package: reportbug
Version: 4.8
Severity: normal

reportbug's menu item uses command
reportbug --exit-prompt --ui gtk2

If python-vte is not installed, a dialog pops up saying

Please install the python-vte package to use the gtk2 interface. 
Falling back to text interface.

But then reportbug quietly fails to launch the text interface, since it's not running in a console.

-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
INTERFACE="gtk2"

** /home/chealer/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "4.8"
mode expert
ui gtk2
email "chealer at gmail.com"
no-cc
header "X-Debbugs-CC: chealer at gmail.com"
smtphost reportbug.debian.org

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt                           0.7.24     Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  python                        2.5.4-2    An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-reportbug              4.8        Python modules for interacting wit

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  debconf-utils                 <none>     (no description available)
pn  debsums                       <none>     (no description available)
pn  dlocate                       <none>     (no description available)
ii  exim4                         4.69-11    metapackage to ease Exim MTA (v4) 
ii  exim4-daemon-light [mail-tran 4.69-11+b1 lightweight Exim MTA (v4) daemon
ii  file                          5.03-2     Determines file type using "magic"
ii  gnupg                         1.4.10-2   GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep
ii  python-gtk2                   2.16.0-1   Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
pn  python-gtkspell               <none>     (no description available)
pn  python-urwid                  <none>     (no description available)
pn  python-vte                    <none>     (no description available)
ii  xdg-utils                     1.0.2-6.1  desktop integration utilities from

-- no debconf information