Debian Bug report logs - #193196
dselect: Update fails when merging available list.

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Adam C. Emerson" <acemerson@comcast.net>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: dselect: Update fails when merging available list.

Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 11:42:52 -0400

Package: dselect
Version: 1.10.10
Severity: normal
Tags: sid

After upgrading APT, dselect's update fails in this way:

Reading Package Lists... Done
Merging Available information
E: Internal Error, Unable to parse a package record

update available list script returned error exit status 100.
Press <enter> to continue.

I'm using apt 0.5.5

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux uberfuchs.ath.cx 2.4.20 #1 Sat Apr 19 10:18:17 EDT 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages dselect depends on:
ii  libc6                     2.3.1-17       GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgcc1                   1:3.3-0pre9    GCC support library
ii  libncurses5               5.3.20021109-2 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libstdc++5                1:3.3-0pre9    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

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Message #10 received at 193196@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Anders Boström <anders@as1-5-5.ulr.s.bonet.se>

To: 193196@bugs.debian.org

Subject: dselect unusable

Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 00:59:58 +0200 (CEST)

I also suffer from this problem on one of my computers after upgrading
testing yesterday.

dselect totaly fails to parse the status file, and I can't figure out
why... I tested with just a single package in the status file, and
dselest fails... What has happend???

dselect        1.10.10
apt            0.5.5

/ Anders

Message #15 received at 193196@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vincenzo Martena <martena@elet.polimi.it>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <193196@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: dselect: apt-get works!

Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 10:27:43 +0200

Package: dselect
Version: 1.10.10
Followup-For: Bug #193196

I've the same problem with dselect (Internal error etc.)
but if I try to upgrade my dist with

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

the upgrade works. 

bye

V


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux martena 2.4.20 #1 Sat May 10 21:48:39 CEST 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages dselect depends on:
ii  libc6                     2.3.1-17       GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgcc1                   1:3.3-0pre9    GCC support library
ii  libncurses5               5.3.20030510-1 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libstdc++5                1:3.3-0pre9    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

-- no debconf information

Message #32 received at 192373-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>

To: 192373-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#192373: fixed in apt 0.5.5.1

Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 14:47:06 -0400

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
apt, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

apt-doc_0.5.5.1_all.deb
  to pool/main/a/apt/apt-doc_0.5.5.1_all.deb
apt-utils_0.5.5.1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apt/apt-utils_0.5.5.1_i386.deb
apt_0.5.5.1.dsc
  to pool/main/a/apt/apt_0.5.5.1.dsc
apt_0.5.5.1.tar.gz
  to pool/main/a/apt/apt_0.5.5.1.tar.gz
apt_0.5.5.1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apt/apt_0.5.5.1_i386.deb
libapt-pkg-dev_0.5.5.1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/a/apt/libapt-pkg-dev_0.5.5.1_i386.deb
libapt-pkg-doc_0.5.5.1_all.deb
  to pool/main/a/apt/libapt-pkg-doc_0.5.5.1_all.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 192373@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org> (supplier of updated apt package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Format: 1.7
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 12:30:16 -0500
Source: apt
Binary: apt-utils libapt-pkg-doc libapt-pkg-dev apt-doc apt
Architecture: source i386 all
Version: 0.5.5.1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
Description: 
 apt        - Advanced front-end for dpkg
 apt-doc    - Documentation for APT
 apt-utils  - APT utility programs
 libapt-pkg-dev - Development files for APT's libapt-pkg and libapt-inst
 libapt-pkg-doc - Documentation for APT development
Closes: 192331 192355 192373
Changes: 
 apt (0.5.5.1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Move the target of the example docs from doc to binary.  Closes:
     #192331
   * Fix api breakage that broke apt-ftparchive and apt-cache dumpavail, by
     backing out change that incorretly attempted to handle Package sections
     larger than 32k.  Closes: #192373
   * Fix never-ending loop with apt-get install -V.  Closes: #192355.
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