Bug#849294: python-apt: aptsources.sourceslist ignores sources.list.d/*.sources files
On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 07:28:27AM +0100, Paul Gevers wrote:
> Hi Julian
>
> I am then asking for advice.
>
> On 12/25/16 01:00, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
> > If you want to use the aptsources module or a software based on it,
> > I can only advise you not to use the deb822 format.
>
> I am currently working on autopkgtest in scope of support for gating
> autopkgtests for unstable to testing migration¹. One of the steps that
> is needed (and currently supported for Ubuntu's pockets (without deb822
> support)) is a way to generate a new sources file for an additional
> release based on the *first* currently configured release. What I need
> is to be able to reasonably reliably determine it, hence rely on
> integrated tools from apt. What tools do you propose I use (autopkgtest
> is written in python, hence I was looking at python-apt). I hope you
> will not recommend to not support deb822 in general.
My advice is: Implement deb822 support for aptsources.
(sorry it took so long to answer, I'm moving to inbox zero)
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