Bug#681598: /usr/share/pyshared/lsb_release.py: release detection fails with http.debian.net redirector in sources.list

[Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org>]

On 07/15/2012 03:47 PM, Jeff Licquia wrote:
> On 07/14/2012 11:45 AM, Nikolaus Rath wrote:
>> When using the http.debian.net redirector, though
>>
>> | deb-src http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
>> | deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
>>
>> the detection fails:
> 
> Cannot duplicate on my system:
> 
> ----
> jeff@virtpc-wheezy:~$ python
> Python 2.7.3rc2 (default, Apr 22 2012, 22:30:17)
> [GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>> import lsb_release
>>>> lsb_release.get_distro_information()
> {'DESCRIPTION': u'Debian GNU/Linux testing (wheezy)', 'RELEASE':
> u'testing', 'CODENAME': 'wheezy', 'OS': 'GNU/Linux', 'ID': 'Debian'}
>>>>
> jeff@virtpc-wheezy:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
> deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> 
> #deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
> #deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
> 
> #deb http://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/debian/ wheezy-updates main
> contrib non-free
> #deb-src http://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/debian/ wheezy-updates main
> contrib non-free
> jeff@virtpc-wheezy:~$
> ----
> 
> One potential issue I did find: lsb_release did get quite confused when
> I changed sources.list but did not "apt-get update" afterwards.  Can you
> check that and see if "apt-get update" makes a difference?

Indeed, when trying on the command line it works after I do an explicit
apt-get update.

I'm confused why I'm getting the error mail from unattended-upgrades
though. I would think that apt-get update is ran before that.


I'll send an update if the error shows up again.

Thanks!

   -Nikolaus

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