[issue262] smart is unable to edit it's configuration

[Michael Scherer at Labix Tracker]

New submission from Michael Scherer <misc at mandriva.org>:

after a fresh installation of smart, it seems to be unable to change its
configuration :
/var/lib $ LC_ALL=C ls -l smart
ls: smart: No such file or directory
/var/lib $ sudo urpmi smart

   
ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr//pub/linux/MandrivaLinux/devel/cooker/x86_64/media/contrib/release/smart-0.50-1.rc1.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
installation de smart-0.50-1.rc1.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm depuis
/var/cache/urpmi/rpms                                                          
              
Préparation ...                 
##########################################################################################################################
      1/1: smart                
##########################################################################################################################
/var/lib $ sudo smart channel --show
[deb-sys]
type = deb-sys
name = DEB System

[rpm-sys]
type = rpm-sys
name = RPM System


/var/lib $  sudo smart channel --remove deb-sys
Remove channel 'deb-sys'? (y/N): Y


/var/lib $ sudo smart channel --show           
[deb-sys]
type = deb-sys
name = DEB System

[rpm-sys]
type = rpm-sys
name = RPM System


/var/lib $ ls smart 
channels  config  config.old

the computer is running mandriva linux cooker, on a x86_64, and python 2.5.

There is a distro.py file that should add cooker mirror, but they are not taken
in account.

Smart --gui show me a error about missing /var/lib/dpkg/status, if run as root,
and nothing if run as user, but again, i think this is caused by the spurious
deb-sys entries.

I have no idea of where I should start to investigate, but I can do some
debugging, I will try to see if i can reproduce on i586 or on other computer.

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messages: 1018
nosy: misc
priority: bug
project: smart
status: unread
title: smart is unable to edit it's configuration

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