Bug#114241: marked as done (apt: synonims do not work for --target-release and no check done)
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From: "Luiz-Otavio L. Zorzella" <zorzella@zorzella.com>
Subject: apt: synonims do not work for --target-release and no check done
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Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: normal
The command:
# apt-get -t potato install pacman
is not recognized as the same as:
# apt-get -t stable install pacman
even though "potato" and "stable" are the same. That is aggravated by
the lack of apt-get checking and failing if a specified target does
not exist. So, in this case, the command would proceed with no user
warning to install (and potentially upgrade) his pacman to the newest
version available. apt-get should check and fail if the target does
not exist. This would also prevent the same problem when a typo
occurs, e.g.:
# apt-get -t stble install pacman
Thanks,
Zorzella
-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux purple 2.2.18 #1 Sun Jan 14 08:53:46 PST 2001 i586 unknown
Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.4-1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-0.01090 The GNU stdc++ library
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Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 00:00:46 -0600 (MDT)
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@debian.org>
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To: "Luiz-Otavio L. Zorzella" <zorzella@iname.com>
cc: 114241-done@bugs.debian.org, APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#114241: apt: synonims do not work for --target-release and no check done
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On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Luiz-Otavio L. Zorzella wrote:
> > As documented in the man page, yes.
>
> I'd have it documented as a wishlist if it were not for the other
> item... Is there any reason why synomims should not work?
It is not an proper name for the distribution. It is not present in the
Release file.
> > Well, perhaps that could be fixed up, though I think it could be very
> > annoying if someone edits their sources.list
>
> I don't quite understand why modifying sources.list would have any
> impact on that... You only use 'stable' even when sources.list says
If you put it in apt.conf say, and then remove stable from your
sources.list APT would refuse to run.
Jason
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