Bug#56429: apt: Shouldn't use vt100 terminal escapes if terminal doesn't support them
Package: apt
Version: 0.3.14
Severity: normal
apt happily prints out those progress reports even if the terminal
doesn't support carriage return:
bash-2.03# apt-get update
Get:1 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Packages [847kB]
0% [1 unstable/main 0/847kB 0%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [Connecting to w4% [1 unstable/main 35249/847kB 4%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [Connecting Get:2 http://debian.midco.net unstable/main Sources [338kB]
5% [1 unstable/main 62439/847kB 7%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [Connecting 9% [1 unstable/main 105099/847kB 12%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [Waiting f Get:3 http://www.debian.org unstable/main Packages [20.2kB]
12% [1 unstable/main 134991/847kB 15%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [3 unstab16% [1 unstable/main 169197/847kB 19%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [3 unstab20% [1 unstable/main 199089/847kB 23%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [3 unstab25% [1 unstable/main 226411/847kB 26%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [3 unstab28% [1 unstable/main 247675/847kB 29%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [Connecti29% [3 unstable/main gzip 0] [1 unstable/main 249113/847kB 29%] [Connecting to f29% [1 unstable/main 249113/847kB 29%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [Connecti33% [1 unstable/main 270377/847kB 31%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [Connecti37% [1 unstable/main 301707/847kB 35%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com] [Waiting Ign http://www.debian.org unstable/main Release
41% [1 unstable/main 320401/847kB 37%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com (204.209.245% [1 unstable/main 345979/847kB 40%] [Connecting to ftp.jimpick.com (204.209.249% [1 unstable/main 364367/847kB 43%] [Logging in] [Waiting for file] [2 unstab53% [1 unstable/main 391689/847kB 46%] [Logging in] [Waiting for file] [2 unstab Get:4 http://ford.on.openprojects.net glx-slink/ Packages [20B]
54% [1 unstable/main 397135/847kB 46%] [Logging in] [Waiting for file] [2 unstab54% [4 glx-slink/ gzip 0] [1 unstable/main 397135/847kB 46%] [Logging in] [Waiti54% [1 unstable/main 398573/847kB 47%] [Logging in] [Waiting for file] [2 unstab59% [1 unstable/main 423019/847kB 49%] [Logging in] [Connecting to ford.on.openp63% [1 unstable/main 448597/847kB 52%] [Logging in] [Waiting for file] [2 unstab Ign http://ford.on.openprojects.net glx-slink/ Release
66% [1 unstable/main 458357/847kB 54%] [Logging in] [2 unstable/main 320406/338k Ign http://debian.midco.net unstable/main Release
70% [1 unstable/main 489993/847kB 57%] [Logging in] [Connecting to debian.midco.70% [2 unstable/main gzip 0] [1 unstable/main 489993/847kB 57%] [Logging in] [Co71% [1 unstable/main 508381/847kB 60%] [Logging in] [Connecting to debian.midco. Get:5 http://debian.midco.net unstable/contrib Sources [13.6kB]
75% [1 unstable/main 556661/847kB 65%] [Logging in] [5 unstable/contrib 214/13.678% [1 unstable/main 588528/847kB 69%] [Logging in] [Connecting to debian.midco.78% [5 unstable/contrib gzip 0] [1 unstable/main 588528/847kB 69%] [Logging in] 79% [1 unstable/main 590867/847kB 69%] [Logging in] [Connecting to debian.midco. 83% [1 unstable/main 640891/847kB 75%] [Logging in] [Waiting for file] Ign http://debian.midco.net unstable/contrib Release
85% [1 unstable/main 665031/847kB 78%] [Logging in] 92.3kB/s 1s 89% [1 unstable/main 715055/847kB 84%] [Logging in] [Waiting for file] Get:6 http://debian.midco.net unstable/non-free Sources [31.3kB]
88% [1 unstable/main 734650/847kB 86%] [Logging in] [6 unstable/non-free 215/31.92% [1 unstable/main 779153/847kB 92%] [Logging in] [6 unstable/non-free 6937/3196% [1 unstable/main 823119/847kB 97%] [Logging in] [6 unstable/non-free 14281/399% [Connecting to http.us.debian.org (141.213.4.21)] [Logging in] [6 unstable/n99% [1 unstable/main gzip 0] [Connecting to http.us.debian.org (141.213.4.21)] [99% [1 unstable/main gzip 458752] [Connecting to http.us.debian.org (141.213.4.2 Ign http://debian.midco.net unstable/non-free Release
99% [1 unstable/main gzip 2654208] [Waiting for file] [Logging in] 101kB/s 0s Get:7 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Release [82B]
99% [1 unstable/main gzip 2686976] [7 unstable/main 0/82B 0%] [Logging in] 99% [1 unstable/main gzip 2686976] [Waiting for file] [Logging in] 101kB/s 0s Get:8 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages [34.4kB]
97% [1 unstable/main gzip 2916352] [8 unstable/contrib 195/34.4kB 0%] [Logging i97% [8 unstable/contrib 5479/34.4kB 15%] [Logging in] 101kB/s 0s97% [6 unstable/non-free gzip 0] [8 unstable/contrib 5479/34.4kB 15%] [Logging i97% [8 unstable/contrib 6917/34.4kB 20%] [Logging in] 101kB/s 0s99% [Connecting to http.us.debian.org (141.213.4.21)] [Query] 101kB/s 0s99% [8 unstable/contrib gzip 0] [Connecting to http.us.debian.org (141.213.4.21)99% [Connecting to http.us.debian.org (141.213.4.21)] [Query] 101kB/s 0s Get:9 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/main Packages [15.6kB]
98% [Waiting for file] [9 unstable/non-US/main 0/15.6kB 0%] 101kB/s 0s Get:10 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Release [85B]
98% [Waiting for file] [9 unstable/non-US/main 0/15.6kB 0%] 101kB/s 0s Get:11 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages [77.6kB]
93% [11 unstable/non-free 194/77.6kB 0%] [9 unstable/non-US/main 0/15.6kB 0%] 96% [11 unstable/non-free 38126/77.6kB 49%] [9 unstable/non-US/main 2876/15.6kB 99% [9 unstable/non-US/main 8628/15.6kB 55%] 101kB/s 0s99% [11 unstable/non-free gzip 0] [Connecting to http.us.debian.org (141.213.4.299% [Connecting to http.us.debian.org (141.213.4.21)] [9 unstable/non-US/main 1299% [Waiting for file] 101kB/s 0s99% [9 unstable/non-US/main gzip 0] [Waiting for file] [Query] 101kB/s 0s99% [Waiting for file] [Query] 101kB/s 0s Get:12 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Release [86B]
99% [Query] 101kB/s 0s Get:13 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/main Release [89B]
99% [13 unstable/non-US/main 0/89B 0%] 101kB/s 0s99% [13 unstable/non-US/main 0/89B 0%] 101kB/s 0s99% [Working] 101kB/s 0s Hit ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/contrib Packages
99% [Working] 101kB/s 0s Get:14 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/contrib Release [92B]
99% [14 unstable/non-US/contrib 0/92B 0%] 101kB/s 0s99% [14 unstable/non-US/contrib 0/92B 0%] 101kB/s 0s99% [Working] 101kB/s 0s Get:15 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/non-free Packages [6019B]
99% [15 unstable/non-US/non-free 0/6019B 0%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [15 unstable/non-US/non-free 0/6019B 0%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [15 unstable/non-US/non-free 6019/6019B 100%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [Working] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [15 unstable/non-US/non-free gzip 0] [Query] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [Query] 27.6kB/s 0s Get:16 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/non-free Release [93B]
99% [16 unstable/non-US/non-free 0/93B 0%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [16 unstable/non-US/non-free 0/93B 0%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [Working] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [Query] 27.6kB/s 0s Get:17 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/main Sources [5409B]
99% [17 unstable/non-US/main 0/5409B 0%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [17 unstable/non-US/main 0/5409B 0%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [17 unstable/non-US/main 5409/5409B 100%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [Working] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [17 unstable/non-US/main gzip 0] [Query] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [Query] 27.6kB/s 0s Get:18 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/main Release [91B]
99% [18 unstable/non-US/main 0/91B 0%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [18 unstable/non-US/main 0/91B 0%] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [Working] 27.6kB/s 0s99% [Query] 1907B/s 0s Get:19 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/contrib Sources [20B]
99% [19 unstable/non-US/contrib 0/20B 0%] 1907B/s 0s99% [19 unstable/non-US/contrib 0/20B 0%] 1907B/s 0s99% [Working] 1907B/s 0s99% [19 unstable/non-US/contrib gzip 0] [Query] 1907B/s 0s99% [Query] 1907B/s 0s Get:20 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/contrib Release [94B]
99% [20 unstable/non-US/contrib 0/94B 0%] 1907B/s 0s99% [20 unstable/non-US/contrib 0/94B 0%] 1907B/s 0s99% [Working] 1907B/s 0s Get:21 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/non-free Sources [1865B]
99% [21 unstable/non-US/non-free 0/1865B 0%] 1907B/s 0s99% [21 unstable/non-US/non-free 0/1865B 0%] 1907B/s 0s99% [21 unstable/non-US/non-free 0/1865B 0%] 1907B/s 0s99% [Working] 1907B/s 0s99% [21 unstable/non-US/non-free gzip 0] [Query] 1907B/s 0s99% [Query] 1907B/s 0s Get:22 ftp://ftp.jimpick.com unstable/non-US/non-free Release [95B]
99% [22 unstable/non-US/non-free 0/95B 0%] 1907B/s 0s99% [22 unstable/non-US/non-free 0/95B 0%] 1907B/s 0s100% [Working] 1907B/s 0s Fetched 1391kB in 29s (46.9kB/s)
Reading Package Lists... 0%Reading Package Lists... 0%Reading Package Lists... 1%Reading Package Lists... 50%Reading Package Lists... 50%Reading Package Lists... 52%Reading Package Lists... 52%Reading Package Lists... 57%Reading Package Lists... 57%Reading Package Lists... 58%Reading Package Lists... 58%Reading Package Lists... 58%Reading Package Lists... 58%Reading Package Lists... 58%Reading Package Lists... 58%Reading Package Lists... 60%Reading Package Lists... 60%Reading Package Lists... 60%Reading Package Lists... 60%Reading Package Lists... 64%Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... 0%Building Dependency Tree... 0%Building Dependency Tree... 50%Building Dependency Tree... 50%Building Dependency Tree... 57%Building Dependency Tree... Done
Looks pretty bad really.
-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux HSE-Montreal-ppp33976.qc.sympatico.ca 2.2.12 #1 Sun Oct 24 01:05:46 EDT 1999 i686 unknown
Versions of the packages apt depends on:
hi libc6 2.1.2-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone
hi libstdc++2.10 2.95.2-0pre2 The GNU stdc++ library
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