Bug#607999: 'apt-get source $src' fails
Hi all,
On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 11:01:53AM +0800, Tianyu Chen wrote:
> In apt-get(8):
> The arguments are interpreted as binary and source package names. See the
> --only-source option if you want to change that.
> I think this bug should be closed now?
> Best regards,
> Tianyu Chen @ deepin
I think this bug can be closed indeed. In apt 2.6.1 (bookworm) 2.7.13+b1 (sid)
this seems to be fixed.
On bookworm:
$ apt-get source --only-source dovecot -t oldstable
Reading package lists... Done
Selected version '1:2.3.13+dfsg1-2+deb11u1' (oldstable) for dovecot
NOTICE: 'dovecot' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control system at:
$ apt-get source --only-source dovecot
Reading package lists... Done
NOTICE: 'dovecot' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control system at:
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dovecot.git
Please use:
git clone https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dovecot.git
to retrieve the latest (possibly unreleased) updates to the package.
Need to get 9499 kB of source archives.
Get:1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main dovecot 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1 (dsc) [4166 B]
$ apt-get source dovecot
Reading package lists... Done
NOTICE: 'dovecot' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control system at:
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dovecot.git
Please use:
git clone https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dovecot.git
to retrieve the latest (possibly unreleased) updates to the package.
Skipping already downloaded file 'dovecot_2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1.dsc'
Need to get 9495 kB of source archives.
Get:1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main dovecot 1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1 (tar) [1637 kB]
On sid:
$ apt-get source dovecot -t testing
Reading package lists... Done
Selected version '1:2.3.21+dfsg1-2' (testing) for dovecot
NOTICE: 'dovecot' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control system at:
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dovecot.git
apt-get source dovecot-core
Reading package lists... Done
Picking 'dovecot' as source package instead of 'dovecot-core'
NOTICE: 'dovecot' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control system at:
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dovecot.git
Please use:
git clone https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dovecot.git
to retrieve the latest (possibly unreleased) updates to the package.
Skipping already downloaded file 'dovecot_2.3.21+dfsg1.orig-pigeonhole.tar.gz'
Need to get 7910 kB of source archives.
Get:1 https://deb.debian.org/debian unstable/main dovecot 1:2.3.21+dfsg1-3 (dsc) [4090 B]
$ apt-get source --only-source dovecot -t stable
Reading package lists... Done
Selected version '1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1' (stable) for dovecot
NOTICE: 'dovecot' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control system at:
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dovecot.git
$ apt-get source dovecot-core -t stable
Reading package lists... Done
Picking 'dovecot' as source package instead of 'dovecot-core'
Selected version '1:2.3.19.1+dfsg1-2.1' (stable) for dovecot
I think this all works as intended. If you feel this is incorrect, feel free to
reopen the bug.
Cheers,
Wesley
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