#1150096 dput throws a traceback

Package:
dput
Source:
dput
Submitter:
Martin Dosch
Date:
2026-10-07 11:55:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1150096#5
Date:
2026-10-05 17:40:26 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

dput is throwing a traceback when I try to upload a package:

```
dput ../golang-github-protonmail-gopenpgp-v3_3.5.2-2_source.changes
Trying to upload package to
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/dput", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
             ~~~~^^
  File "/usr/share/dput/dput/dput.py", line 923, in main
    fqdn = get_fqdn_for_host(config, host)
  File "/usr/share/dput/dput/dput.py", line 194, in get_fqdn_for_host
    if config.get(host, 'method') == "local":
       ~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.14/configparser.py", line 839, in get
    d = self._unify_values(section, vars)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.14/configparser.py", line 1214, in _unify_values
    raise NoSectionError(section) from None
configparser.NoSectionError: No section: ''
```

Best regards,
Martin
#1150096#10
Date:
2026-10-05 21:54:05 UTC
From:
To:
Control: retitle -1 dput: NoSectionError when determined host name empty
Control: tags -1 moreinfo

Thank you for including the traceback, and the various DPut configuration
files.

Can you please run the command again the same way, except this time with
the ‘--debug’ option:

    $ dput --debug ../golang-github-protonmail-gopenpgp-v3_3.5.2-2_source.changes

and report the full output here.
#1150096#19
Date:
2026-10-06 05:53:27 UTC
From:
To:
Howdy Martin,

Are you able to build and try a work-in-progress branch, to see how it
changes this behaviour?

The branch is in my personal fork at Salsa,
<URL: https://salsa.debian.org/bignose/dput/-/commits/wip/issue/1150096/host-empty-raises-nosectionerror>.
If you can build and install that package, please run the command again
with debug messages:

    $ dput --version
    dput 1.2.6~pre1

    $ dput --debug ../golang-github-protonmail-gopenpgp-v3_3.5.2-2_source.changes
#1150096#24
Date:
2026-10-06 15:28:21 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Ben,

thank you for the fast reply.

Yes, of course:

Best regards,
Martin
#1150096#29
Date:
2026-10-06 15:41:36 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Ben,

thank you very much, this fixes it!

Best regards,
Martin
#1150096#34
Date:
2026-10-06 21:03:29 UTC
From:
To:
Control: tags -1 - moreinfo + pending

Great to know.

Thank you for reporting here the full debug output, that has helped confirm
what the new behaviour is doing. The new behaviour will be part of the
upcoming release of this package.
#1150096#43
Date:
2026-10-07 11:52:43 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
dput, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1150096@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> (supplier of updated dput package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:05:22 +1100
Source: dput
Architecture: source
Version: 1.2.6
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org>
Changed-By: Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org>
Closes: 1150096
Changes:
 dput (1.2.6) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * The “Deborah Jin” release.
 .
   [ Guillem Jover ]
   * docs/FAQ:
     * Update FAQ to more accurately compare with ‘dupload’ features.
   * docs/*:
     * Use “OpenPGP” when referring to the standard.
 .
   [ Ben Finney ]
   * debian/README.source:
     * Update documentation of pre-release development convention.
   * debian/dput.install:
     * Explicitly install files needed for this package.
   * debian/rules:
     * Explicitly disable legacy “single-binary” DebHelper behaviour.
   * Better diagnostic messages when determining upload host name.
   * Interpret empty `default_host_main` config parameter as missing.
     Closes: bug#1150096. Thanks to Martin Dosch for the report.
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