Bug#1071744: apt: search '?installed ?not(?automatic)' causes regex compilation error
Control: retitle -1 search does not support patterns
On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 12:50:53AM +1000, Konomi wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 2.9.3
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: konomikitten@gmail.com
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> Running `apt search '?installed ?not(?automatic)'` results in the
> following message: "Error: Regex compilation error". Using the same search
> terms in aptitude `aptitude search '?installed ?not(?automatic)'` works
> as expected.
Yes this is well known, the apt search command specifically can only
do text search, you are looking for the apt list command.
There's some limitations to actually allow search to take patterns,
as it currently builds a regular expression vector and then runs them
over the descriptions, hence why there's no patterns yet.
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