Bug 80869

Summary: executil.py:216:gtkExecWithCaptureStatus: TypeError: len() of unsized object
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Inger Karin Haarbye <inger>
Component: redhat-config-networkAssignee: Harald Hoyer <harald>
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Description Inger Karin Haarbye 2003-01-01 12:52:17 UTC
Description of problem: 8.0.92 (Phoebe) 
I use redhat-config-network to add an isdn-connection and configure it, when trying to activate 
the connection I get a traceback. 
 
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 
 
redhat-config-network-1.1.86-1 
 
How reproducible: 
 
tried twice. 
 
Steps to Reproduce: 
1. Configure isdn-card (Teles 16.3c PnP) with redhat-config-network 
2. Configure a connection to my ISP. 
3. Trying to activate connection 
     
Actual results:  
Traceback 
 
 
Expected results:  
ISDN-connection to my ISP  
  
 
 
Additional info:  
 
[inger@opuntia inger]$ cat neat-traceback.txt 
Component: redhat-config-network 
Version: 1.1.86 
Summary: TB 
/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rhpl/executil.py:216:gtkExecWithCaptureStatus: TypeError: 
len() of unsized object 
 
Traceback (most recent call last): 
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 734, in 
on_deviceActivateButton_clicked 
    (status, txt) = intf.activate(device) 
  File "/usr/sbin/../share/redhat-config-network/netconfpkg/Control.py", line 107, in activate 
    return gtkExecWithCaptureStatus(command, [command, device]) 
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/rhpl/executil.py", line 216, in 
gtkExecWithCaptureStatus 
    if len(catchfd): 
TypeError: len() of unsized object 
 
Local variables in innermost frame: 
gtk: <module 'gtk' from '/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.pyc'> 
catchfd: 1 
searchPath: 0 
read: 13 
stdin: 0 
argv: ['/usr/sbin/isdnup', 'isdn0'] 
write: 14 
command: /usr/sbin/isdnup 
closefd: -1 
root: / 
childpid: 0

Comment 1 Harald Hoyer 2003-01-08 17:00:28 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 80355 ***

Comment 2 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 18:50:50 UTC
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.