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

From Patrick Matthäi <patrick@linux-dev.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject Bug#1141491: apt-dater: broken interaction with a recent version of tmux
Date 2026-07-08 15:30 +0200
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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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