+ * merge of the debian-expermental-ma branch
+
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:42:57 +0200
+
+apt (0.7.26~exp12) experimental; urgency=low
+
+ [ Michael Vogt ]
+ * debian/control:
+ - add dependency on zlib-dev for libapt-pkg-dev
+
+ [ David Kalnischkies ]
+ * apt-pkg/cacheset.cc:
+ - [ABI BREAK] add an ErrorType option to CacheSetHelper
+ * cmdline/apt-cache.cc:
+ - use Notice instead of Error in the CacheSetHelper messages
+ for compat reasons. Otherwise tools like sbuild blow up
+ - return success in show if a virtual package was given
+ * debian/control:
+ - remove libcurl3-gnutls-dev alternative as the package is gone
+ - increase needed version of libcurl4-gnutls-dev to >= 7.19.0
+ as we use CURLOPT_{ISSUERCERT,CRLFILE} (Closes: #589642)
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:55:48 +0200
+
+apt (0.7.26~exp11) experimental; urgency=low
+
+ [ Julian Andres Klode ]
+ * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
+ - Write architecture information to history file.
+ - Add to history whether a change was automatic or not.
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc:
+ - Add FileFd::OpenDescriptor() (needed for python-apt's #383617).
+ * cmdline/apt-get.cc:
+ - Support large filesystems by using statvfs64() instead of statvfs()
+ and statfs64() instead of statfs() (Closes: #590513).
+ * apt-pkg/cdrom.cc:
+ - Use link() instead of rename() for creating the CD database backup;
+ otherwise there would be a short time without any database.
+
+ [ David Kalnischkies ]
+ * apt-pkg/depcache.cc:
+ - handle "circular" conflicts for "all" packages correctly
+ * cmdline/apt-cache.cc:
+ - be able to omit dependency types in (r)depends (Closes: #319006)
+ - show in (r)depends the canidate per default instead of newest
+ - share the (r)depends code instead of codecopy
+ * apt-pkg/cacheset.cc:
+ - move them back to the library as they look stable now
+ - add a 'newest' pseudo target release as in pkg/newest
+ * apt-pkg/pkgcache.cc:
+ - prefer non-virtual packages in FindPreferredPkg (Closes: #590041)
+ * test/integration/*:
+ - add with bug#590041 testcase a small test "framework"
+ * apt-pkg/orderlist.cc:
+ - try to install another or-group member in DepRemove before
+ breaking the or group (Closes: #590438)
+ - configure also the replacement before remove by adding Immediate flag
+
+ [ Michael Vogt ]
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/error.{cc,h}
+ - docstring cleanup
+ - add inline DumpError() to avoid subtle API break
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:40:58 +0200
+
+apt (0.7.26~exp10) experimental; urgency=low
+
+ [ David Kalnischkies ]
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/error.{cc,h}:
+ - remove constness of va_list parameter to fix build on amd64 and co
+ Thanks Eric Valette! (Closes: #588610)
+ * apt-pkg/deb/debmetaindex.cc:
+ - do not query each architecture for flat file archives
+ - fix typo preventing display of architecture in Info()
+ * methods/bzip2.cc:
+ - add a copycat of the old gzip.cc as we need it for bzip2 and lzma
+
+ [ Martin Pitt ]
+ * debian/rules:
+ - Make DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=noopt actually work by passing the right
+ CXXFLAGS.
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.{h,cc}:
+ - Add support for reading of gzipped files with the new "ReadOnlyGzip"
+ OpenMode. (Closes: #188407)
+ - Link against zlib (in apt-pkg/makefile) and add zlib build dependency.
+ - [ABI BREAK] This adds a new private member to FileFd, but its
+ initialization is in the public header file.
+ * configure.in:
+ - Check for zlib library and headers.
+ * apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc, apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc,
+ apt-pkg/deb/debrecords.cc, apt-pkg/deb/debsrcrecords.h,
+ cmdline/apt-cache.cc:
+ - Open Packages, Sources, and Translations indexes in "ReadOnlyGzip" mode.
+ * apt-pkg/deb/debindexfile.cc:
+ - If we do not find uncompressed package/source/translation indexes, look
+ for gzip compressed ones.
+ * apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc:
+ - If the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is true and we download a gzipped
+ index file, keep it as it is (and rename to .gz) instead of
+ uncompressing it.
+ * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
+ - Document the new Acquire::GzipIndexes option.
+ * doc/po/apt-doc.pot, doc/po/de.po:
+ - German translation of new Acquire::GzipIndexes option.
+ * Add test/test-indexes.sh:
+ - Test behaviour of index retrieval and usage, in particular with
+ uncompressed and gzip compressed indexes.
+ * methods/gzip.cc: With FileFd now being able to read gzipped files, there
+ is no need for the gzip method any more to spawn an external gzip process.
+ Rewrite it to use FileFd directly, which makes the code a lot simpler, and
+ also using less memory and overhead.
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:41:01 +0200
+
+apt (0.7.26~exp9) experimental; urgency=low
+
+ [ David Kalnischkies ]
+ * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
+ - add and document APT::Cache-{Start,Grow,Limit} options for mmap control
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc:
+ - do not fail von double close()
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:51:55 +0200
+
+apt (0.7.26~exp8) experimental; urgency=low
+
+ [ David Kalnischkies ]
+ * cmdline/cacheset.cc:
+ - doesn't include it in the library for now as it is too volatile
+ - get the candidate either from an already built depcache
+ or use the policy which is a bit faster than depcache generation
+ - get packages by task^ with FromTask()
+ - only print errors if all tries to get a package by string failed
+ - factor out code to get a single package FromName()
+ - check in Grouped* first without modifier interpretation
+ * cmdline/apt-get.cc:
+ - use the cachsets in the install commands
+ - make the specify order of packages irrelevant (Closes: #196021)
+ * apt-pkg/orderlist.cc:
+ - untouched packages are never missing
+ * apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc:
+ - packages that are not touched doesn't need to be unpacked
+ * debian/control:
+ - remove intltool's dependency as it is an ubuntu artefact
+ * apt-pkg/depcache.cc:
+ - SetCandidateVer for all pseudo packages
+ - SetReInstall for the "all" package of a pseudo package
+ - use the new MatchAgainstConfig for the DefaultRootSetFunc
+ - always mark the all package if a pseudo package is marked for install
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/error.{cc,h}:
+ - complete rewrite but use the same API
+ - add NOTICE and DEBUG as new types of a message
+ - add a simple stack handling to be able to delay error handling
+ * apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.cc:
+ - show a deprecation notice for APT::Acquire::Translation
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.{cc,h}:
+ - add a wrapper to match strings against configurable regex patterns
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc:
+ - show notice about ignored file instead of being always silent
+ - add a Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently list option to control the notice
+ * apt-pkg/policy.h:
+ - add another round of const& madness as the previous round accidentally
+ NOT overrides the virtual GetCandidateVer() method (Closes: #587725)
+ * apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.{cc,h}:
+ - make the used MMap moveable (and therefore dynamic resizeable) by
+ applying (some) mad pointer magic (Closes: #195018)
+
+ [ Michael Vogt ]
+ * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
+ - make the apt/term.log output unbuffered (thanks to Matt Zimmerman)
+
+ [ Julian Andres Klode ]
+ * methods/ftp.h:
+ - Handle different logins on the same server (Closes: #586904).
+ * apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc:
+ - Handle architecture wildcards (Closes: #547724).
+ * apt-pkg/versionmatch.cc:
+ - Support matching pins by regular expressions or glob() like patterns,
+ regular expressions have to be put between to slashes; for example,
+ /.*/.
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/fileutl.cc:
+ - Make FileFd replace files atomically in WriteTemp mode (for cache, etc).
+ * debian/control:
+ - Set Standards-Version to 3.9.0
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:16:20 +0200
+
+apt (0.7.26~exp7) experimental; urgency=low
+
+ * apt-pkg/cachefile.h:
+ - make pkgPolicy public again, libapt-pkg-perl (and probably
+ others) get unhappy without that
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:33:24 +0200
+
+apt (0.7.26~exp6) experimental; urgency=low
+
+ [ Michael Vogt ]
+ * merge the remaining Ubuntu change:
+ - on gpg verification failure warn and restore the last known
+ good state
+ - on failure display the IP of the server (useful for servers
+ that use round robin DNS)
+ - support Original-Maintainer in RewritePackageOrder
+ - enable cdrom autodetection via libudev by default
+ - show message about Vcs in use when apt-get source is run for
+ packages maintained in a Vcs
+ - better support transitional packages with mark auto-installed.
+ when the transitional package is in "oldlibs" the new package
+ is not marked auto installed (same is true for section
+ metapackages)
+ - provide new "deb mirror://archive.foo/mirrors.list sid main"
+ method expects a list of mirrors (generated on the server e.g.
+ via geoip) and will use that, including cycle on failure
+ - write apport crash file on package failure (disabled by default
+ on debian until apport is available)
+ - support mirror failure reporting (disabled by default on debian)
+
+ [ David Kalnischkies ]
+ * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
+ - write Disappeared also to the history.log
+ - forward manual-installed bit on package disappearance
+ * apt-pkg/deb/debsystem.cc:
+ - add better config item for extended_states file
+ * apt-pkg/pkgcache.h:
+ - switch {,Install-}Size to unsigned long long
+ * apt-pkg/depcache.cc:
+ - do the autoremove mark process also for required packages to handle
+ these illegally depending on lower priority packages (Closes: #583517)
+ - try harder to find the other pseudo versions for autoremove multiarch
+ - correct "Dangerous iterator usage" pointed out by cppcheck
+ - deal with long long, not with int to remove 2GB Limit (LP: #250909)
+ - deprecate AddSize with Multiplier as it is unused and switch to
+ boolean instead to handle the sizes more gracefully.
+ - switch i{Download,Usr}Size from double to (un)signed long long
+ * apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.cc:
+ - remove duplicate architectures in getArchitectures()
+ * apt-pkg/indexrecords.{cc,h}:
+ - backport forgotten Valid-Until patch from the obsolete experimental
+ branch to prevent replay attacks better, thanks to Thomas Viehmann
+ for the initial patch! (Closes: #499897)
+ - add a constant Exists check for MetaKeys
+ * apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc:
+ - do not try PDiff if it is not listed in the Meta file
+ - sent Last-Modified header also for Translation files
+ * apt-pkg/cacheiterator.h:
+ - let pkgCache::Iterator inherent std::iterator
+ * ftparchive/writer.h:
+ - add a virtual destructor to FTWScanner class (for cppcheck)
+ * apt-pkg/cacheset.{cc,h}:
+ - add simple wrapper around std::set for cache structures
+ - move regex magic from apt-get to new FromRegEx method
+ - move cmdline parsing from apt-cache to new FromCommandLine method
+ - support special release-modifier 'installed' and 'candidate'
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/cmdline.cc:
+ - fix segfault in SaveInConfig caused by writing over char[] sizes
+ * apt-pkg/pkgcache.cc:
+ - get the best matching arch package from a group with FindPreferredPkg
+ * cmdline/apt-cache.cc:
+ - make the search multiarch compatible by using GrpIterator instead
+ - use pkgCacheFile and the new CacheSets all over the place
+ - add --target-release option (Closes: #115520)
+ - accept pkg/release and pkg=version in show and co. (Closes: #236270)
+ - accept package versions in the unmet command
+ * cmdline/apt-get.cc:
+ - use unsigned long long instead of double to store values it gets
+ * apt-pkg/cachefile.{cc,h}:
+ - split Open() into submethods to be able to build only parts
+ - make the OpProgress optional in the Cache buildprocess
+ - store also the SourceList we use internally for export
+ * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
+ - document the new Valid-Until related options
+ * apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc:
+ - split StrToTime() into HTTP1.1 and FTP date parser methods and
+ use strptime() instead of some self-made scanf mangling
+ - use the portable timegm shown in his manpage instead of a strange
+ looking code copycat from wget
+ * ftparchive/writer.cc:
+ - add ValidTime option to generate a Valid-Until header in Release file
+ * apt-pkg/policy.cc:
+ - get the candidate right for a not-installed pseudo package if
+ his non-pseudo friend is installed
+ * apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc:
+ - move the gpg codecopy to a new method and use it also in methods/gpgv.cc
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:02:22 +0200
+
+apt (0.7.26~exp5) experimental; urgency=low
+
+ [ David Kalnischkies ]
+ * cmdline/apt-get.cc:
+ - rerun dpkg-source in source if --fix-broken is given (Closes: #576752)
+ - don't suggest held packages as they are installed (Closes: #578135)
+ - handle multiple --{tar,diff,dsc}-only options correctly
+ - show at the end of the install process a list of disappeared packages
+ * cmdline/apt-cache.cc:
+ - use GroupCount for package names in stats and add a package struct line
+ * methods/rred.cc:
+ - use the patchfile modification time instead of the one from the
+ "old" file - thanks to Philipp Weis for noticing! (Closes: #571541)
+ * debian/rules:
+ - remove targets referring to CVS or arch as they are useless
+ - use $(CURDIR) instead of $(pwd)
+ - use dpkg-buildflags if available for CXXFLAGS
+ * README.arch:
+ - remove the file completely as it has no use nowadays
+ * apt-pkg/depcache.cc:
+ - be doublesure that the killer query is empty before starting reinstall
+ * methods/gpgv.cc:
+ - remove the keyrings count limit by using vector magic
+ * contrib/mmap.cc:
+ - clarify "MMap reached size limit" error message, thanks Ivan Masár!
+ * doc/apt.ent
+ - add entities for the current oldstable/stable/testing codenames
+ * doc/sources.list.5.xml:
+ - use stable-codename instead of stable in the examples (Closes: #531492)
+ * doc/apt_preferences.5.xml:
+ - adapt some examples here to use current codenames as well
+ - add "NotAutomatic: yes" handling, thanks Osamu Aoki (Closes: #490347)
+ * debian/libapt-pkg-doc.doc-base.cache:
+ - remove yet another reference to the removed cache.sgml
+ * doc/apt-get.8.xml:
+ - do not say explicit target_release_{name,version,codename}, it should
+ be clear by itself and 'man' can break lines again (Closes: #566166)
+ - remove the gnome-apt reference as it is removed from unstable
+ * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
+ - add 'disappear' to the known processing states, thanks Jonathan Nieder
+ * apt-pkg/packagemanager.h:
+ - export info about disappeared packages with GetDisappearedPackages()
+
+ [ Michael Vogt ]
+ * methods/http.{cc,h}:
+ - code cleanup, use enums instead of magic ints
+
+ [ Jari Aalto ]
+ * debian/rules:
+ - spell out some less known options to reduce manpage consultation-rate
+ - Use POSIX command substitution: $(<command sequence>)
+ - Remove EOL whitespace (Closes: #577804)
+
+ [ Julian Andres Klode ]
+ * apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc:
+ - Fix pkgAcqFile::Custom600Headers() to always return something.
+
+
+ [ Christian Perrier ]