Bug#1059954: apt: "apt changelog" may fail because it tries to fetch an old version

[Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>]

On 2025-02-14 13:56:58 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> Note that this kind of error may be permanent. For instance,
> there is the same issue with
> 
> $ apt changelog libmimalloc2.0
> Err:1 https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org mimalloc 3.0.1+ds-1 Changelog
>   Changelog unavailable for mimalloc=3.0.1+ds-1 (404  Not Found [IP: 146.75.118.132 443])
> Error: Failed to fetch https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/m/mimalloc/mimalloc_3.0.1%2bds-1_changelog  Changelog unavailable for mimalloc=3.0.1+ds-1 (404  Not Found [IP: 146.75.118.132 443])
> 
> as mimalloc 3.0.1+ds-2 has been available for 3 weeks. However,
> libmimalloc2.0 3.0.1+ds-1 is the latest version because the package
> is no longer built:
> 
> https://packages.debian.org/en/sid/libmimalloc2.0 says:
> 
> Package: libmimalloc2.0 (3.0.1+ds-1 and others)
>                          ^^^^^^^^^^

BTW, I've just noticed that contrary to "apt changelog", this web page
uses the correct link to the changelog:

https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/m/mimalloc/mimalloc_3.0.1+ds-2_changelog

(over "Debian Changelog" in the links on the right).

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