Bug#891550: apt: APT::Color and Dpkg::Progress-Fancy in apt.conf(5) file ignored by apt(1)

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Bug#891550: apt: APT::Color and Dpkg::Progress-Fancy in apt.conf(5) file ignored by apt(1)
From: Goktug Kayaalp <self@gkayaalp.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:32:55 +0300
Message-id: <[🔎] ygm8tbf679k.fsf@gkayaalp.com>
Reply-to: Goktug Kayaalp <self@gkayaalp.com>, 891550@bugs.debian.org
Package: apt
Version: 1.6~alpha7
Severity: important


[ This is equivalent to the report with the same subject line, but
  resent because Emacs message-mode messed that mail up.  Sorry for
  the inconvenience. ]

Dear Maintainer,

The said variables' values set in the said file (/etc/apt/apt.conf) are
ignored by the apt(1) executable.  Setting the same values from the
command line works (i.e. with -o).  apt(1) respects
`Binary::apt::Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "0";' setting, but that's impossible
to reach via the manual or internet searches (I only stumbled upon this
variable when reading the previous bug report I attempted).

I suggest that apt(1) respect the $TERM variable when it's set to
"dumb", because the text becomes illegible in terminals that don't
process "fancy" output.  Also, on terminals with white background (i.e.
default xterm) the text is often illegible.

Also, I think apt(1) should respect Dpkg::Progress-Fancy over
the equivalent Binary::apt... setting, given especially it does so when
the former is set on the command line via `-o'.  Having to find the
latter somehow is completely not-obvious.

Thanks in advance
- Göktuğ.

-- Package-specific info:

-- apt-config dump --

APT "";
APT::Architecture "amd64";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "1";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
APT::Sandbox "";
APT::Sandbox::User "_apt";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-4\.9\.0-6-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-4\.9\.0-5-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-4\.9\.0-6-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:: "contrib/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "non-free/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections "";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "contrib/oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "non-free/oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-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::AutoRemove "";
APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant "false";
APT::Color "0";
APT::Architectures "";
APT::Architectures:: "amd64";
APT::Compressor "";
APT::Compressor::. "";
APT::Compressor::.::Name ".";
APT::Compressor::.::Extension "";
APT::Compressor::.::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::.::Cost "0";
APT::Compressor::lz4 "";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Name "lz4";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Extension ".lz4";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Binary "false";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Cost "50";
APT::Compressor::gzip "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "100";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-6n";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::xz "";
APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "200";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::bzip2 "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "300";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lzma "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "400";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-6";
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::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::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::planners "";
Dir::Bin::planners:: "/usr/lib/apt/planners";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
Dir::Bin::gzip "/bin/gzip";
Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2";
Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Bin::lz4 "/usr/bin/lz4";
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::Log::Planner "eipp.log.xz";
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]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.ucf-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.distUpgrade$";
Acquire "";
Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories "0";
Acquire::AllowWeakRepositories "0";
Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories "0";
Acquire::cdrom "";
Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom";
Acquire::IndexTargets "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/binary-$(ARCHITECTURE)/Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::flatMetaKey "Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::ShortDescription "Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) $(ARCHITECTURE) Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::Optional "0";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/i18n/Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::flatMetaKey "$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::ShortDescription "Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/source/Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::flatMetaKey "Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::ShortDescription "Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::Optional "0";
Acquire::Changelogs "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin::Debian "http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/@CHANGEPATH@_changelog";;
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin::Tanglu "http://metadata.tanglu.org/changelogs/@CHANGEPATH@_changelog";;
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin::Ubuntu "http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/@CHANGEPATH@/changelog";;
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin::Ultimedia "http://packages.ultimediaos.com/changelogs/pool/@CHANGEPATH@/changelog.txt";;
Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline "";
Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline::Origin "";
Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline::Origin::Ubuntu "1";
Acquire::Languages "";
Acquire::Languages:: "en";
Acquire::Languages:: "none";
Acquire::CompressionTypes "";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::xz "xz";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::bz2 "bzip2";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::lzma "lzma";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::gz "gzip";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::lz4 "lz4";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 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::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::InfoFD "20";
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";
DPkg::Progress-Fancy "0";
Binary "apt-config";
Binary::apt "";
Binary::apt::Dpkg "";
Binary::apt::Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "0";
Binary::apt::APT "";
Binary::apt::APT::Color "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Show "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Show::Version "2";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::AllVersions "0";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowVirtuals "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Search "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Search::Version "2";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowDependencyType "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowVersion "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Get "";
Binary::apt::APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Get::Update "";
Binary::apt::APT::Get::Update::InteractiveReleaseInfoChanges "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd::Show-Update-Stats "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "0";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";

-- /etc/apt/preferences --

# preferences

# Prioritize stable.
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 1000

Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 2

# Install apt from unstable.
Package: apt
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: apt-*
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: libapt-*
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

# Install firefox from unstable.
Package: firefox
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: libfontconfig1
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: fontconfig-config
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: libnss3
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

# Dependencies of emacs-pdf-tools that depend on libfontconfig1-dev
Package: libcairo
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: libcairo2
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: libfontconfig1-dev
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences.d/* present) --


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

# sources.list

deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free

deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main contrib non-free

# Use Sid for some packages:
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ sid main
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ sid main
# See preferences file for what is enabled or disabled.

-- /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list --

deb https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.3
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (1000, 'stable'), (500, 'stable-updates'), (2, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.115
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2017.5
ii  gpgv                    2.1.18-8~deb9u1
ii  libapt-pkg5.0           1.6~alpha7
ii  libc6                   2.24-11+deb9u1
ii  libgcc1                 1:6.3.0-18+deb9u1
ii  libgnutls30             3.5.8-5+deb9u3
ii  libseccomp2             2.3.1-2.1
ii  libstdc++6              6.3.0-18+deb9u1

Versions of packages apt recommends:
ii  ca-certificates  20161130+nmu1

Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn  apt-doc                      <none>
pn  aptitude | synaptic | wajig  <none>
ii  dpkg-dev                     1.18.24
ii  gnupg                        2.1.18-8~deb9u1
ii  gnupg2                       2.1.18-8~deb9u1
ii  powermgmt-base               1.31+nmu1

-- no debconf information
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