Bug 167169

Summary: packages.list_changelog fails for some packages.
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Network Reporter: Pierre Amadio <pamadio>
Component: RHN/OtherAssignee: Todd Sanders <tsanders>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Red Hat Satellite QA List <satqe-list>
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testcase showing a working package and a faulty one none

Description Pierre Amadio 2005-08-31 09:54:34 UTC
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Description of problem:
When trying to fetch changelogs for some packages, it fails with a xml error:

see for example package 313163 :


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./test.py", line 18, in ?
    test=server.packages.list_changelog(session,i)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/xmlrpclib.py", line 821, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/xmlrpclib.py", line 975, in __request
    verbose=self.__verbose
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/xmlrpclib.py", line 853, in request
    return self.parse_response(h.getfile())
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/xmlrpclib.py", line 891, in parse_response
    p.feed(response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/xmlrpclib.py", line 390, in feed
    self._parser.Parse(data, 0)
xml.parsers.expat.ExpatError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 261, column 67


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.use packages.list_changelog for some packages


Actual Results:  python traceback

Expected Results:  a changelog being fetch

Additional info:

Comment 1 Pierre Amadio 2005-08-31 10:02:28 UTC
Created attachment 118288 [details]
testcase showing a working package and a faulty one

testcase showing a working package and a faulty one

Comment 2 Mihai Ibanescu 2005-09-14 14:30:49 UTC
Probably weird character in a changelog entry.

Comment 3 Pierre Amadio 2006-07-27 10:57:58 UTC
Looks like this has been fixed with rhn 410.

Comment 4 Brandon Perkins 2007-03-12 16:54:14 UTC
Move to Bugzilla Bug 218517: RHN 510 Hosted Triage Tracker.

Comment 5 Red Hat Bugzilla 2007-05-03 05:36:27 UTC
User wregglej's account has been closed

Comment 6 Amanda Carter 2008-10-16 13:55:18 UTC
This bug has been closed due to inactivity.  Please open a new bug with specific details if this problem is still occurring or if an enhancement is needed.