Bug#866377: apt: Please explain better when zero certificates are loaded from the system CA store

[Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>]

Package: apt
Version: 1.5~alpha1
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

After enabling the Dir::Bin::Methods::https method on a machine without
``ca-certificates`` installed I get:

$ apt-get update

Ign:1 https://debian.host.com lamby InRelease
Err:2 https://debian.host.com lamby Release
  Could not load TLS certificates: Success.
Hit:3 http://cdn-fastly.deb.debian.org/debian sid InRelease
Hit:4 http://cdn-fastly.deb.debian.org/debian experimental InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'https://debian.host.com lamby Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

This means that it loaded zero certificates from the system CA store, but the "Could not load TLS certificates: Success." error message is:

 a) A little bit strange; it's an error of sorts, but it ends with the
    word "Success".

 b) Not very helpful; it could suggest installing the ``ca-certificates``
    package.


Regards,

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