And here is the patch, as promised -- Elena ``of Valhalla''
From 69494d353a28de8bb9cdf13bcbe3d72b35439bf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena of Valhalla'' Grandi <valha...@trueelena.org> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:14:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Use defaults when values file is broken. Closes: #736500
---
axi/__init__.py | 7 ++++++-
debian/changelog | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/axi/__init__.py b/axi/__init__.py
index 5f47f5b..06abc04 100644
--- a/axi/__init__.py
+++ b/axi/__init__.py
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ def readValueDB(pathname=XAPIANDBVALUES, quiet=False):
values[name] = number
descs[name] = desc
- except (OSError, IOError), e:
+ if not values:
+ raise BrokenIndexError
+ except (OSError, IOError, BrokenIndexError), e:
# If we can't read the database, fallback to defaults
if not quiet:
print >>sys.stderr, "%s: %s. Falling back on a default value database" % (pathname, e)
@@ -76,3 +78,6 @@ def readValueDB(pathname=XAPIANDBVALUES, quiet=False):
descs = DEFAULT_VALUE_DESCS
return values, descs
+
+class BrokenIndexError(Exception):
+ pass
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 43f376d..0480c14 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
apt-xapian-index (0.47) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+ [ Enrico Zini ]
* s/UNRELEASED/unstable/ in 0.46 changelog. Closes: #719940
+ [ Elena Grandi ]
+ * Use defaults when values file is broken. Closes: #736500
+
-- Enrico Zini <enr...@debian.org> Sat, 17 Aug 2013 10:52:52 +0200
apt-xapian-index (0.46) unstable; urgency=low
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