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This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.96.13

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software-properties (0.96.13) wily; urgency=medium

  * Properly parse a ppa which has a leading slash, something which a lot of
    people seem use as an argument to add-apt-repository. (LP: #1426933)

 -- Brian Murray <brian@xxxxxxxxxx>  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:31:14 -0700

** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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Title:
  add-apt-repository crashed with IndexError in mangle_ppa_shortcut():
  string index out of range

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in software-properties source package in Vivid:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  from terminal try to add repository

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: software-properties-common 0.96.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-7.7-generic 3.19.0
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-7-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.16.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashCounter: 1
  Date: Sun Mar  1 18:16:57 2015
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/add-apt-repository
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-01 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150224)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.4
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/add-apt-repository ppa:/gottcode/gcppa
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/add-apt-repository', 'ppa:/gottcode/gcppa']
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  Title: add-apt-repository crashed with IndexError in mangle_ppa_shortcut(): string index out of range
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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