Bug#844365: apt: syntax error in man apt.conf - option Acquire::http::Proxy

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Bug#844365: apt: syntax error in man apt.conf - option Acquire::http::Proxy
From: Fred Ulisses Maranhão <fred.maranhao@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 17:35:30 -0300
Message-id: <[🔎] 20161114203530.8116.76131.reportbug@lap-fredm>
Reply-to: Fred Ulisses Maranhão <fred.maranhao@gmail.com>, 844365@bugs.debian.org

Package: apt
Version: 1.0.9.8.3
Severity: minor

Dear Maintainer,

In 'man apt.conf', there is the following paragraph: 

           Acquire::http::Proxy-Auto-Detect can be used to specify an
           external command to discover the http proxy to use. Apt expects
           the command to output the proxy on stdout in the style
           http://proxy:port/. This will override the generic
           Acquire::http::Proxy but not any specific host proxy configuration
           set via Acquire::http::Proxy::$HOST. See the squid-deb-proxy-
           client(1) package for an example implementation that uses avahi.
           This option takes precedence over the legacy option name
           ProxyAutoDetect.

but the syntax in
Acquire::http::Proxy::$HOST
seems wrong. the correct should be:
Acquire::http::Proxy $HOST

I tested the syntax Acquire::http::Proxy::$HOST in a machine with an
apt-cacher-ng installed, and although no error raise, the apt-cacher-ng
is not used. the dir /var/cache/apt-cacher-ng don't change size and files
/var/log/apt-cacher-ng/apt-cacher.log and /var/log/apt-cacher-ng/apt-cacher.err
don't change.

When I used Acquire::http::Proxy $HOST, during an apt-get update and
apt-get install xjig, the dir /var/cache/apt-cacher-ng was writen and
the file tail -f /var/log/apt-cacher-ng/apt-cacher.log changed.

some evidence:
# more /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02cache
Acquire::http::Proxy "http://localhost:3142/";;

# tail -n 5 /var/log/apt-cacher-ng/apt-cacher.log 
1479155016|O|176471|::1|security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openjdk-7/openjdk-7-jre_7u111-2.6.7-2~deb8u1_amd64.deb
1479155016|I|440180|::1|security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openjdk-7/openjdk-7-jre-headless_7u111-2.6.7-2~deb8u1_amd64.deb
1479155016|O|440122|::1|security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openjdk-7/openjdk-7-jre-headless_7u111-2.6.7-2~deb8u1_amd64.deb
1479155085|I|121247|::1|debrep/pool/main/x/xjig/xjig_2.4-14+b2_amd64.deb
1479155085|O|121273|::1|debrep/pool/main/x/xjig/xjig_2.4-14+b2_amd64.deb

the wrong syntax appears in version 1.3.1 of apt package also.

-- Package-specific info:

-- apt-config dump --

APT "";
APT::Architecture "amd64";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "true";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^postgresql-";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages "";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-image";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-headers";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-image-extra";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-signed-image";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-image";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-headers";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "gnumach-image";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-modules";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-kernel";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-backports-modules-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-tools";
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:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 4 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null";
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";
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$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.distUpgrade$";
Acquire "";
Acquire::cdrom "";
Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom";
Acquire::Languages "";
Acquire::Languages:: "pt_BR";
Acquire::Languages:: "en";
Acquire::Languages:: "fr";
Acquire::Languages:: "none";
 "Acquire::http::Proxy::http://localhost:3142/";;
DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
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/bin/apt-listchanges "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2";
DPkg::Post-Invoke "";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 4 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


-- /etc/apt/sources.list --

deb http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main

# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main

# jessie-backports, previously on backports.debian.org
deb http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.6
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.utf8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2014.3
ii  gnupg                   1.4.18-7+deb8u3
ii  libapt-pkg4.12          1.0.9.8.3
ii  libc6                   2.19-18+deb8u6
ii  libgcc1                 1:4.9.2-10
ii  libstdc++6              4.9.2-10

apt recommends no packages.

Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn  apt-doc     <none>
ii  aptitude    0.6.11-1+b1
pn  dpkg-dev    <none>
ii  python-apt  0.9.3.12
ii  synaptic    0.81.2

-- no debconf information

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