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Bug#748718: marked as done (apt: should prefer compression formats from Release)

Your message dated Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:56:27 +0200
with message-id <20150817195627.GA2977@jwilk.net>
and subject line Re: Bug#748718: apt: should prefer compression formats from Release
has caused the Debian Bug report #748718,
regarding apt: should prefer compression formats from Release
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--- Begin Message --- 
Package: apt
Version: 1.0.3
Severity: wishlist

I noticed that apt does the following series of requests:

GET http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/InRelease
GET http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.bz2
GET http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
The response for Packages.bz2 is 404, which is why it tries Packages.xz next. But Packages.bz2 isn't included in the InRelease file, so even if it existed, it couldn't be authenticated.
It would be nice if apt could be smart enough to prefer compression formats that are included in the (In)Release file, so that it can avoid unnecessary requests. 


-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
 APT prefers unstable
 APT policy: (990, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.13-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2012.4
ii  gnupg                   1.4.16-1.1
ii  libapt-pkg4.12          1.0.3
ii  libc6                   2.18-6
ii  libgcc1                 1:4.9.0-4
ii  libstdc++6              4.9.0-4

apt recommends no packages.

Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn  apt-doc                      <none>
pn  aptitude | synaptic | wajig  <none>
ii  dpkg-dev                     1.17.9
pn  python-apt                   <none>

--
Jakub Wilk

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--- Begin Message --- 
Version: 1.1~exp8
It would be nice if apt could be smart enough to prefer compression formats that are included in the (In)Release file, so that it can avoid unnecessary requests.
That should be fixed in experimental, as we now only fetch stuff listed in the Release file. 

Thanks! Let's close the bug for real. :-)

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Jakub Wilk

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