pkg.installed fails on some declarations due to list out of range.

[DaveQB]

Some examples below. I include my declaration(s) and the error. Only some pkg.installed declarations are effected. Very weird.

Tried two different layouts here:

snmp-pkg:
  pkg:
    - installed
    - name: snmpd

snmpd:
  file.managed:
    - source: salt://soe/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
    - name: /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
    - mode: 640
    - require:
      - pkg: snmpd
  service:
    - running
    - require:
      - pkg: snmpd
    - watch:
      - file: /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
  pkg:
    - installed

----------
    State: - pkg
    Name:      snmpd
    Function:  installed
        Result:    False
        Comment:   An exception occured in this state: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/state.py", line 884, in call
    *cdata['args'], **cdata['kwargs'])
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/states/pkg.py", line 60, in installed
    cver = __salt__['pkg.version'](name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/modules/apt.py", line 73, in version
    pkgs = list_pkgs(name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/modules/apt.py", line 302, in list_pkgs
    ret[cols[3]] = cols[4]
IndexError: list index out of range

        Changes:   
----------

mail:
  pkg.installed:
    - names:
      - mailutils
      - ssmtp

----------
    State: - pkg
    Name:      ssmtp
    Function:  installed
        Result:    False
        Comment:   An exception occured in this state: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/state.py", line 884, in call
    *cdata['args'], **cdata['kwargs'])
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/states/pkg.py", line 60, in installed
    cver = __salt__['pkg.version'](name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/modules/apt.py", line 73, in version
    pkgs = list_pkgs(name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/modules/apt.py", line 302, in list_pkgs
    ret[cols[3]] = cols[4]
IndexError: list index out of range

        Changes:   
----------

----------
    State: - pkg
    Name:      mailutils
    Function:  installed
        Result:    False
        Comment:   An exception occured in this state: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/state.py", line 884, in call
    *cdata['args'], **cdata['kwargs'])
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/states/pkg.py", line 60, in installed
    cver = __salt__['pkg.version'](name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/modules/apt.py", line 73, in version
    pkgs = list_pkgs(name)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/salt/modules/apt.py", line 302, in list_pkgs
    ret[cols[3]] = cols[4]
IndexError: list index out of range

        Changes:   
----------

Running debug mode for salt-minion on the client I am getting nothing out of the ordinary besides an ERROR line that reads ok.

[INFO    ] Loading fresh modules for state activity
[INFO    ] Executing state pkg.installed for ssmtp
[INFO    ] Executing command "dpkg-query --showformat='${Status} ${Package} ${Version}\n' -W ssmtp" in directory '/root'
[DEBUG   ] stdout: install ok not-installed ssmtp
[ERROR   ] No changes made for ssmtp

[INFO    ] Loading fresh modules for state activity
[INFO    ] Executing state pkg.installed for mailutils
[INFO    ] Executing command "dpkg-query --showformat='${Status} ${Package} ${Version}\n' -W mailutils" in directory '/root'
[DEBUG   ] stdout: install ok not-installed mailutils
[ERROR   ] No changes made for mailutils

[INFO    ] Executing state pkg.installed for snmpd
[INFO    ] Executing command "dpkg-query --showformat='${Status} ${Package} ${Version}\n' -W snmpd" in directory '/root'
[DEBUG   ] stdout: install ok not-installed snmpd
[ERROR   ] No changes made for snmpd

[thatch45]

Thanks for the heads up, on the list for 0.10.6

[DaveQB]

No worries.

So there is a known solution for this?

[thatch45]

not that I know of, I will try to get to this ASAP

[DaveQB]

It looks, on the surface, to be pretty straight forward for someone with their head in the code. But I could be wrong.

Thanks Thomas.

[UtahDave]

what OS are you on? I just installed snmpd using the related part of your state above.

[DaveQB]

Hmmm odd.

Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise

On AWS EC2.

What is the python way to get more verbose info, like -x in bash? Maybe I can present more information as to what it is doing.

[UtahDave]

I've tested each of the states listed above and they all worked correctly. I believe all the updates to the package state have fixed this problem in the latest git.

Is anyone seeing this problem in the latest git?

[DaveQB]

Cool. Thanks @UtahDave So this will be fixed in 10.6?

[UtahDave]

Yes, it's already fixed in the latest git. 0.10.6 should be out later this week with these fixes include.