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- Subject: apt: implement fuzzy package version for apt-get changelog
- From: nils <internationils@gmx.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 10:33:23 +0100
- Message-id: <[🔎] 20161125093323.13138.21730.reportbug@dnet64.boeffel.net>
Package: apt Version: 1.0.9.8.3 Severity: minor This bug is part of a chain of things. Sorry for the brief excursion... I wanted to file a smokeping bug using reportbug, and was told that there were newer versions available (2.6.11-3 in unstable, stretch). I couldn't see if the bug I wanted to file had already been fixed. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806804 wants a changelog-list feature implemented for reportbug to address this using apt-get changelog packagename=version Ah good idea, so manually trying: $ dpkg -l smokeping ii smokeping 2.6.9-1+deb8 all latency logging and graphing syst $ apt-get changelog smokeping=2.6.9-1+deb8 E: Version '2.6.9-1+deb8' for 'smokeping' was not found $ apt-get changelog smokeping | grep urgency smokeping (2.6.9-1+deb8u1) stable-security; urgency=high smokeping (2.6.9-1) unstable; urgency=medium smokeping (2.6.9-1~exp0) experimental; urgency=high smokeping (2.6.8-1.1) unstable; urgency=low smokeping (2.6.8-1) unstable; urgency=low ....etc... So finally: please implement fuzzy matching of the version, so that 'apt-get changelog smokeping=2.6.9' would return the three changelogs for 2.6.9* ... or smokeping=2.6 returns 2.6* changelogs. This will enable reportbug to more easily fix and close #806804 ....which in turn will hopefully lead to less dupe bugs as people can more easily check already implemented changes and bugfixes ....which will lead to less maintainer workload and make them happier :) -- 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-image-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-3\.16\.0-4-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-3\.2\.0-4-amd64$"; 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:: "[ ! -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket ] || /usr/bin/dbus-send --system --dest=org.debian.apt --type=signal /org/debian/apt org.debian.apt.CacheChanged || true"; 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::Compressor ""; APT::Compressor::. 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-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"; Unattended-Upgrade ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern:: "origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security"; CommandLine ""; CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- # /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ jessie-backports firefox-release deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://linux.dropbox.com/debian jessie main -- System Information: Debian Release: 8.6 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init) 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 ii dpkg-dev 1.17.27 ii python-apt 0.9.3.12 ii synaptic 0.81.2 -- no debconf information
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- To: nils <internationils@gmx.net>, 845620-done@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Re: Bug#845620: apt: implement fuzzy package version for apt-get changelog
- From: David Kalnischkies <david@kalnischkies.de>
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:28:09 +0100
- Message-id: <20161125112809.adkc66jgaaprixiq@crossbow>
- In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20161125093323.13138.21730.reportbug@dnet64.boeffel.net>
- References: <[🔎] 20161125093323.13138.21730.reportbug@dnet64.boeffel.net>
On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 10:33:23AM +0100, nils wrote: > So finally: please implement fuzzy matching of the version, so that 'apt-get > changelog smokeping=2.6.9' would return the three changelogs for 2.6.9* ... or > smokeping=2.6 returns 2.6* changelogs. That isn't how apt works at all here. As usual a package name without a version means 'candidate version' implicitly and with the version it is decided which repository is asked for the changelog. A package can be in multiple repositories (stable, stable-backports, security, proposed-updates, …) all potentially with their very own changelog, then you have (source) package renames and as soon as you add 3rd party repositories to the mix also completely independent package histories are a possibility. There is no one-and-only source of changelogs for a package and even if there were that isn't what the command does: It displays the changelog of the version requested – in other words, if you happen to have the package installed in that version on your system it more than happily displays the changelog you have on disk – and if apt doesn't know about the version you requested it can't do anything as it doesn't know where to look. So reportbug would first need to ensure that apt knows about the latest and greatest version, then it could ask apt to download that changelog and then it could use dpkg-parsechangelog to work with that file (no need for apt to implement from/to filters as it already exists there). I am therefore closing this bug as what is asked for here is already possible if done 'right' (at least in terms of how apt functions, I can see why reportbug might want to have a different behaviour) Best regards David KalnischkiesAttachment: signature.asc
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