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[Gunter Ohrner <1444427@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

The "unstr" program shipped with fortune-mod does not work at all:

$ cat > test.fort
Fortune1
%
Fortune2
%
Fortune3^D^D

$ strfile test.fort 
"test.fort.dat" created
There were 3 strings
Longest string: 9 bytes
Shortest string: 8 bytes

$ unstr test.fort.dat 
Input file: test.fort.dat
unstr: data file corrupted

$ fortune test.fort
Fortune1

$ fortune test.fort
Fortune3

$

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: fortune-mod 1:1.99.1-7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-34.45-generic 3.16.7-ckt8
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Wed Apr 15 13:42:47 2015
SourcePackage: fortune-mod
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-24 (172 days ago)

** Affects: fortune-mod (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic

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Title:
  unstr always fails with "data file corrupted"

Status in fortune-mod package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The "unstr" program shipped with fortune-mod does not work at all:

  $ cat > test.fort
  Fortune1
  %
  Fortune2
  %
  Fortune3^D^D

  $ strfile test.fort 
  "test.fort.dat" created
  There were 3 strings
  Longest string: 9 bytes
  Shortest string: 8 bytes

  $ unstr test.fort.dat 
  Input file: test.fort.dat
  unstr: data file corrupted

  $ fortune test.fort
  Fortune1

  $ fortune test.fort
  Fortune3

  $

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: fortune-mod 1:1.99.1-7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-34.45-generic 3.16.7-ckt8
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-34-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Wed Apr 15 13:42:47 2015
  SourcePackage: fortune-mod
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-24 (172 days ago)

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