Bug#1030043: hplip-gui: traceback when launching hp-toolbox

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

tags 1029459 upstream
severity 1029459 important
thanks




On Mon 30 Jan 2023 at 17:27:10 +0100, Julien Patriarca wrote:

> Package: hplip-gui
> Version: 3.22.10+dfsg0-1
> Severity: grave
> Tags: patch
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> Trying to launch hp-toolbox software, got this output:
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/hp-toolbox", line 280, in <module>
>     toolbox = ui.DevMgr5(__version__, device_uri,  None)
>               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   File "/usr/share/hplip/ui5/devmgr5.py", line 238, in __init__
>     core =  CoreInstall(MODE_CHECK)
>             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   File "/usr/share/hplip/installer/core_install.py", line 240, in __init__
>     self.passwordObj = password.Password(ui_mode)
>                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 94, in __init__
>     self.__readAuthType()  # self.__authType
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 119, in __readAuthType
>     distro_name = get_distro_std_name(os_name)
>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> NameError: name 'get_distro_std_name' is not defined. Did you mean: 'get_distro_name'?
> 
> 
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
> 
> I patched the password.py file with the correct function name and 
> delete the os_name parameter when being called.
> 
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
> 
> Positive. The hp-toolbox launched succesfully.

Thank you for your report, Julien. This issue does not
appear too dissimilar to #1029459:

 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1029459

Reducing severity because not all hp-* utilities are
affected. hp-wificonfig, for instance.

Regards,

Brian.