[Reportbug-maint] Bug#848208: GUI segfaults when trying to collect system information

[Michael Biebl]

Package: reportbug
Version: 7.1.0
Severity: important

I've just tried to file a bug report using the GTK based interface via
reportbug --exit-prompt --ui gtk2
The package I tried to file the bug report against was reportbug itself.
After entering the bug description and selection the severity, reportbug
segfaults trying to gather the system information:

$ LANG=en_US.UTF-8 reportbug --exit-prompt --ui gtk2
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2233, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 1107, in main
    return iface.user_interface()
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 2149, in user_interface
    package, severity, mode, charset=charset, tags=tags)
  File "/usr/bin/reportbug", line 182, in handle_editing
    editor, charset)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 1561, in func
    op = klass(parent)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 539, in __init__
    self.widget = self.create_widget()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/reportbug/ui/gtk2_ui.py", line 1173, in create_widget
    expander = Gtk.Expander("Other system information")
TypeError: GObject.__init__() takes exactly 0 arguments (1 given)





-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable-debug
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'unstable'), (200, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt                1.4~beta2
ii  python3-reportbug  7.1.0
pn  python3:any        <none>

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  claws-mail                                 <none>
pn  debconf-utils                              <none>
ii  debsums                                    2.1.3
pn  dlocate                                    <none>
ii  emacs24-bin-common                         24.5+1-7
ii  exim4                                      4.88~RC6-1
ii  exim4-daemon-light [mail-transport-agent]  4.88~RC6-1
ii  file                                       1:5.29-2
ii  gir1.2-gtk-3.0                             3.22.5-1
ii  gir1.2-vte-2.91                            0.46.1-1
ii  gnupg                                      2.1.16-3
ii  python3-gi                                 3.22.0-2
pn  python3-gtkspellcheck                      <none>
pn  python3-urwid                              <none>
ii  xdg-utils                                  1.1.1-1

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