Bug#187889: apt_preferences: the '/etc/apt/preferences' file doesn't work with lot of #-prefixed lines : segfault

To: David Kremer <david.kremer.dk@gmail.com>, 187889@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#187889: apt_preferences: the '/etc/apt/preferences' file doesn't work with lot of #-prefixed lines : segfault
From: Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:07:18 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] 20080320160718.GA21778@alpaca>
Reply-to: Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org>, 187889@bugs.debian.org
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  David confirmed in private email that this is fixed by the new
aptitude, which means he's probably experiencing #468751.  (the apt
error message is still not so great, though)

  Daniel

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  - From: David Kremer <david.kremer.dk@gmail.com>

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