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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 16:20 +0200
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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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