cataloger dpkg-db-cataloger not working

[noqcks]

What happened:

The README specifies that dpkg-db-cataloger is a valid cataloger. I can also see this in the codebase

func NewDBCataloger() *generic.Cataloger {
	return generic.NewCataloger("dpkg-db-cataloger").

But when I go to set it in my catalog list, it fails

.syft.yaml

catalogers:
  - dpkg-db-cataloger

I get nothing

$ syft ubuntu -q | grep deb

but when I set the cataloger list like this

.syft.yaml

catalogers:
  - dpkgdb-cataloger

it works

$ syft ubuntu -q | grep deb
adduser              3.118ubuntu5                             deb
apt                  2.4.10                                   deb
base-files           12ubuntu4.4                              deb
base-passwd          3.5.52build1                             deb

Why? The simple fix is to update the docs, but im perplexed why this is happening.

Environment:

• Output of syft version:

Application: syft
Version:    0.94.0
BuildDate:  2023-10-20T17:21:07Z
GitCommit:  8f6bdde6662aa8050a71eadbdb7bd5a3b079a56d
GitDescription: v0.94.0
Platform:   darwin/arm64
GoVersion:  go1.21.3
Compiler:   gc

• OS (e.g: cat /etc/os-release or similar): macos

[spiffcs]

👋 thanks for the report @noqcks!

I'm having a hard time reproducing this one one my end on main at the latest commit (also tried same flow on v0.95.0):

go run cmd/syft/main.go -vv ubuntu:latest
...
config: /Users/hal/.syft.yaml <-- Debug output shows the correct path
...
cat ~/.syft.yaml <-- here is the config cat
catalogers:
  - dpkg-db-cataloger

Catalogers are skipped

[0001]  INFO identified distro: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "alpm-db-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "apk-db-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "binary-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "conan-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "dart-pubspec-lock-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "dotnet-deps-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "dotnet-portable-executable-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "elixir-mix-lock-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "erlang-rebar-lock-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "github-actions-usage-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "github-action-workflow-usage-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "go-module-file-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "go-module-binary-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "haskell-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "java-archive-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "java-gradle-lockfile-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "java-pom-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "graalvm-native-image-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "javascript-lock-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "javascript-package-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "linux-kernel-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "nix-store-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "php-composer-installed-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "php-composer-lock-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "portage-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "python-package-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "python-installed-package-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "r-package-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "rpm-archive-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "rpm-db-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "ruby-gemfile-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "ruby-gemspec-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "ruby-installed-gemspec-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "cargo-auditable-binary-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "rust-cargo-lock-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "sbom-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "cocoapods-cataloger"
[0001]  INFO skipping cataloger "swift-package-manager-cataloger"

I see the results

Anyone else have more information on reproducing this?

[noqcks]

This was a user error. I figured it out. I had another config file somewhere.