#998403 debconf: "Use of uninitialized value ...." when used with debconf-apt-progress --config settings

#998403#5
Date:
2021-11-03 17:37:35 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

Scenario (or steps to reproduce):
1. remove libreoffice-calc libreoffice-writer
2. eval `debconf-apt-progress --config  `
3.  debconf-apt-progress --logfile /tmp/apt-get.log -- apt-get -fumy install libreoffice libreoffice-calc

Observed error:
Unpacking libreoffice (1:7.0.4-4+deb11u1) ...
Setting up libreoffice-writer (1:7.0.4-4+deb11u1) ...
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 1.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 1.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 1.
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 2.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 2.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 2.
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 4.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 4.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 4.
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 5.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 5.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 5.

Creating config file /etc/libreoffice/registry/writer.xcd with new version
Setting up libreoffice-calc (1:7.0.4-4+deb11u1) ...
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 1.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 1.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 1.
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 2.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 2.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 2.
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 3.
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 4.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 4.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 4.
Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 86, <GEN7> chunk 5.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 5.
Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 40, <GEN7> chunk 5.

Observation: error observed in libreoffice packages utilizing ucf for maintaining configuration files.