Bug#730362: /usr/bin/apt-get: simulate option does not work any more
On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 06:43:31PM +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.9.12.1
> Severity: important
> File: /usr/bin/apt-get
Thanks for your bugreport.
> I don't know since when, but --simulate has broken. I checked in the
> changelog, but there was no such metion.
The commandline parser got stricter in 0.9.11 and it now complains
when options are provided that do not apply in the given context.
> rrs@zan:/var/lib/apt$ apt-get update --dry-run
> E: Command line option --dry-run is not understood
>
> rrs@zan:~$ sudo apt-get -qq --print-uris --simulate update
> E: Command line option --simulate is not understood
The options "--dry-run" or "--simulate" have no effect in
"apt-get update".
Maybe it should and behave like "--print-uris" when applied to apt-get
update.
Cheers,
Michael
> -- Package-specific info:
>
> -- apt-config dump --
>
> APT "";
> APT::Architecture "amd64";
> APT::Build-Essential "";
> APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
> APT::Install-Recommends "false";
> APT::Install-Suggests "false";
> APT::Authentication "";
> APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image.*";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-3.11-2-amd64$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3.11-2-amd64$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3.11-2-amd64$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3.11-2-amd64$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3.11-2-amd64$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-3.12-trunk-amd64$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3.12-trunk-amd64$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3.12-trunk-amd64$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3.12-trunk-amd64$";
> APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3.12-trunk-amd64$";
> APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections "";
> APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages";
> APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages";
> APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages";
> APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages";
> APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs";
> APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs";
> APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs";
> APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs";
> APT::Update "";
> APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success "";
> APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "test -x /usr/bin/apt-show-versions || exit 0 ; apt-show-versions -i";
> APT:: "Periodic::Update-Package-Lists=1";
> APT::Get "";
> APT::Get::Download "true";
> APT::Architectures "";
> APT::Architectures:: "amd64";
> APT::Architectures:: "i386";
> APT::Compressor "";
> APT::Compressor::. "";
> APT::Compressor::.::Name ".";
> APT::Compressor::.::Extension "";
> APT::Compressor::.::Binary "";
> APT::Compressor::.::Cost "1";
> APT::Compressor::gzip "";
> APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip";
> APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz";
> APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip";
> APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "2";
> APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-9n";
> APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d";
> APT::Compressor::bzip2 "";
> APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2";
> APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2";
> APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2";
> APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "3";
> APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-9";
> APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d";
> APT::Compressor::xz "";
> APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz";
> APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz";
> APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz";
> APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "4";
> APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6";
> APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d";
> APT::Compressor::lzma "";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "5";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-9";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
> APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d";
> APT::Compressor::::Name "";
> APT::Compressor::::Extension ".";
> APT::Compressor::::Binary "";
> APT::Compressor::::Cost "100";
> APT::Compressor::::CompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::::CompressArg:: "-9";
> APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg "";
> APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg:: "-d";
> Dir "/";
> Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
> Dir::State::lists "lists/";
> Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
> Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/";
> Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states";
> Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
> Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/";
> Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
> Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
> Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
> Dir::Etc "etc/apt/";
> Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
> Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
> Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
> Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
> Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
> Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf";
> Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
> Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
> Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d";
> Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg";
> Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d";
> Dir::Bin "";
> Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
> Dir::Bin::solvers "";
> Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers";
> Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
> Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2";
> Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz";
> Dir::Bin::lzma "/usr/bin/xz";
> Dir::Media "";
> Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom";
> Dir::Log "var/log/apt";
> Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log";
> Dir::Log::History "history.log";
> Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently "";
> Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$";
> Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$";
> Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$";
> Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$";
> Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$";
> Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$";
> Acquire "";
> Acquire::cdrom "";
> Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom";
> Acquire::Languages "";
> Acquire::Languages:: "en";
> Acquire::Languages:: "none";
> DPkg "";
> DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
> DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt";
> DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10";
> DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
> DPkg::Tools "";
> DPkg::Tools::Options "";
> DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs "";
> DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs::Version "3";
> DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs::InfoFD "20";
> DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges "";
> DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2";
> AptListbugs "";
> AptListbugs::Severities "critical,grave,serious";
> CommandLine "";
> CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";
>
> -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --
>
>
> -- /etc/apt/sources.list --
>
> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
>
> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
>
> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: jessie/sid
> APT prefers testing
> APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> Foreign Architectures: i386
>
> Kernel: Linux 3.12-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_IN, LC_CTYPE=en_IN (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
>
> Versions of packages apt depends on:
> ii debian-archive-keyring 2012.4
> ii gnupg 1.4.15-1.1
> ii libapt-pkg4.12 0.9.12.1
> ii libc6 2.17-93
> ii libgcc1 1:4.8.2-1
> ii libstdc++6 4.8.2-1
>
> apt recommends no packages.
>
> Versions of packages apt suggests:
> ii apt-doc 0.9.12.1
> ii aptitude 0.6.8.2-1.2
> ii dpkg-dev 1.16.12
> ii python-apt 0.9.1
> ii xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2
>
> -- no debconf information
>
>
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