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Bug#1141491: apt-dater: broken interaction with a recent version of tmux

From	Andrea Trentini <ego@atrent.it>
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Subject	Bug#1141491: apt-dater: broken interaction with a recent version of tmux
Date	2026-07-08 16:50 +0200
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it works against 'tmux 3.7-1' (before I had to hold tmux at 3.5a-3)

On 08/07/2026 16:13, Patrick Matthäi wrote:
> ok try this: https://cloud.linux-dev.org/index.php/s/JmRaXmtyPbWk4F5
> 
> Am 08.07.2026 um 15:45 schrieb Andrea Trentini:
>> As I said, I'm not very faimliar with a C environment, I compiled (i.e., 
>> autoreconf+configure+make) the untouched (before your patch) apt-dater source (got from 
>> git@github.com:DE-IBH/apt-dater.git) and I get this error when refreshing the hosts:
>>
>>                                                           ** (apt-dater:420774): WARNING **: 
>> 15:41:58.476: Failed to execute child process “/usr/local/lib/apt-dater/cmd” (No such file or 
>> directory)
>>
>>
>> On 08/07/2026 15:13, Patrick Matthäi wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Am 05.07.2026 um 15:16 schrieb atrent:
>>>> Package: apt-dater
>>>> Version: 1.0.4+git20260113-1
>>>> Severity: important
>>>> X-Debbugs-Cc: me@atrent.it
>>>>
>>>> Dear Maintainer,
>>>>
>>>> After a recent upgrade of tmux apt-dater started (when connecting to a host) failing with errors 
>>>> like:
>>>>
>>>> "invalid window name: user,,, # root@host...." (username and host are edited)
>>>>
>>>> Latest versions of tmux have restricted characters allowed in window titles (see tmux/tmux#5299) 
>>>> so apt-dater fails
>>>>
>>>> I did not find a way of setting a title in the config file of apt-dater...
>>>>
>>>> Actually the code seems to set a title without resorting to the config file (see line 174 of 
>>>> src/ tmux.c) if I understand correctly (I'm not a C expert).
>>>>
>>>> Apart from editing the src and recompiling, what is your advice?
>>>>
>>>> (I also submitted the same message to the issues on apt-dater repository, see https:// 
>>>> github.com/ DE-IBH/apt-dater/issues/188)
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Could you test the attached patch?
>>>
>>

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Bug#1141491: apt-dater: broken interaction with a recent version of tmux atrent <me@atrent.it> - 2026-07-05 15:20 +0200
  Bug#1141491: apt-dater: broken interaction with a recent version of tmux Patrick Matthäi <patrick@linux-dev.org> - 2026-07-08 15:30 +0200
    Bug#1141491: apt-dater: broken interaction with a recent version of tmux Andrea Trentini <ego@atrent.it> - 2026-07-08 16:00 +0200
      Bug#1141491: apt-dater: broken interaction with a recent version of tmux Patrick Matthäi <patrick@linux-dev.org> - 2026-07-08 16:20 +0200
        Bug#1141491: apt-dater: broken interaction with a recent version of tmux Andrea Trentini <ego@atrent.it> - 2026-07-08 16:50 +0200

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