** Description changed: - Ubuntu version: Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch), Release: 17.10 - gnome-software package version: 3.26.0-0ubuntu2 + [Impact] + GNOME Software crashes if a broken snap is installed. - Expected: To be able to use the application. + [Test Case] - What happened instead: The application crashes after several seconds. - Bug replicated every time the application is opened, rending it entirely - unusable. + 1. Create and install a local snap: + $ mkdir -p /tmp/broken-snap/meta + $ printf "name: broken-snap\nversion: 1\n" > /tmp/broken-snap/meta/snap.yaml + $ sudo snap try /tmp/broken-snap - Journald shows a segfault, as per attached snippet. + 2. Break the snap + $ rm /tmp/broken-snap/meta/snap.yaml - ProblemType: Bug - DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 - Package: gnome-software 3.26.0-0ubuntu2 - ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3 - Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64 - ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1 - Architecture: amd64 - CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME - Date: Fri Sep 29 21:01:06 2017 - EcryptfsInUse: Yes - InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-14 (15 days ago) - InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170912) - InstalledPlugins: - gnome-software-plugin-flatpak N/A - gnome-software-plugin-limba N/A - gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.26.0-0ubuntu2 - SourcePackage: gnome-software - UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) + 3. Confirm the snap is broken: + $ snap list + Name Version Rev Developer Notes + broken-snap x1 try,broken + + 4. Restart gnome-software + $ killall gnome-software + + 5. Open GNOME Software and go to installed tab. Wait for items to load. + + Expected result: + Installed snaps are shown + + Observed result: + GNOME Software crashes. + + [Regression Potential] + Fix is to handle fields missing in broken snaps. Some risk of breaking related code.
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