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 #24000: Bug in apt Version: 0.0.17-1bo0
  Summary: Couldn't locate an archive source for a package
  Status: Require Status file. 
 #24000: Bug in apt Version: 0.0.17-1bo0
  Summary: Couldn't locate an archive source for a package
  Status: Require Status file. 

-#26670: apt: apt-get dumps core after checking integrity
- Summary: Some terminal environments cause APT to crash
-          Win95 telnet and emacs term-in-a-buffer are two at least
- Status: I have no idea why.
-#23984: apt: support for "no_proxy" would be nice
- Status: Planed to be integrated into the new methods via the configuration
-         file
-#24685: HTTP Proxy cache refresh
- Summary: Some caches hold onto the package index file for too long
- Status: It may be possible to insert the proper header to disable
-         caching but I can't think how to do this while allowing
-        the cache to return cached objects - in effect it would
-        completely disable the cache which may not be desired.

 #24717: apt dies early if one postinst/preinst dies
  Status: Requires dpkg modifications
 #24717: apt dies early if one postinst/preinst dies
  Status: Requires dpkg modifications

-#25001: apt: cleaned out archive even though not all files were installed
- Status: Apparently in some cases APT can return a success code even 
-         though it failed. I'm paying very close attention to this in
-        0.3.x. Not to mention that the clean behavior will be 
-        configurable..
-#25021: apt: Need some control over multiple connections
- Status: Probable that 0.3.x will have support for configuing some
-         parameters
-#22892: Apt improvements
-#28184: apt could be smarted regarding mirrors
- Summary: Make use of redundant sources
- Status: 0.3.0 will likely do this, already the information for it is stored.
-#24799: Some suggestions for the apt method in dselect
- Summary: Wants to be able to specifiy -d from dselect
- Status: Likely a APT_OPTIONS enviornment variable will be created, -d can
-         be put there.
-        There is already an APT_CONFIG in 0.3, APT_OPTIONS may also 
-        appear..

 #25104: APT should retry failed downloads
  Summary: FTP method has problems with busy servers
  Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism
 #25104: APT should retry failed downloads
  Summary: FTP method has problems with busy servers
  Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism


@@ -44,15 +13,7 @@
  Summary: FTP method has no controls for firewalls
  Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism
          to control this desired behavoir.
  Summary: FTP method has no controls for firewalls
  Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism
          to control this desired behavoir.

-#28373: apt package is missing information on ftp.conf
- Summary: The man pages have references to several non-existent items,
-          ftp.conf is only one of them.
- Status: Fix the man pages. This certainly will be done in 0.3.0
-#28391: apt-get install without upgrading
- Summary: Make install leave the package in the keep state if it is already
-          installed
- Status: Will be implemented in 0.3.0
-
+ 

 -- Fixed but unclosed things
 #25026: apt: Why do you list the packages you're _not_ doing anything to instead of the ones you are?
 #22507: apt: apt-get - listing packages to be upgraded (wishlist)
 -- Fixed but unclosed things
 #25026: apt: Why do you list the packages you're _not_ doing anything to instead of the ones you are?
 #22507: apt: apt-get - listing packages to be upgraded (wishlist)


@@ -65,7 +26,7 @@
  Summary: APT does not provide a way to download packages onto a 
           removable media for another computer
  Status: 0.3.0 has substantially better support for this to the point
  Summary: APT does not provide a way to download packages onto a 
           removable media for another computer
  Status: 0.3.0 has substantially better support for this to the point

-         that it is doable by using a seperate configuration file and
+         that it is doable by using a separate configuration file and

         the -c option
 #27601: srange errors from dselect
  Summary: Couldn't locate an archive source
         the -c option
 #27601: srange errors from dselect
  Summary: Couldn't locate an archive source


@@ -74,47 +35,140 @@
         status file
 #27841: apt: apt depends on a missing library
  Status: New versions of APT in slink have been compiled with libstdc++2.9
         status file
 #27841: apt: apt depends on a missing library
  Status: New versions of APT in slink have been compiled with libstdc++2.9

- 
--- Silly things
-#26592: apt: Problems with ftpd in SunOS 5.6
- Summary: SunOS ftpd does not support the SIZE command
- Status: Probably not worth fixing
-#20723: Apt suggestion
- Summary: Package Grouping Mechanism
- Status: Who knows
-#22550: apt-get upgrade could configure packages earlier
- Status: Who knows
-#23934: apt-get source <package>
-#27190: apt: installing source packages (wishlist)
- Status: Impossible to do without an index file for all source archives.
-#26019: apt may report wrong line speed
-#26433: apt: claims to fetch things it doesn't actually fetch (wishlist)
-#28778: apt: apt's fetched message is wrong for update of packages files
- Summary: APT includes the fetch time from the local cache in its
-          calculations
- Status: Probably will be fixed with new acquire code
-#26663: rsync file access
- Status: Unlikely, rsync does not provide the necessary support to be
-         a terribly good method. I do not intend any 'split mode' 
-        support (ie a way to get Package files via rsync and .debs
-        via http) 
-#22551: apt: wish: use dist X iff pkg does not exist in dist Y
-#27100: apt: Better support for project/experimental
- Status: GUI Feature - Version selection and pinning
+#23984: apt: support for "no_proxy" would be nice
+ Status: Planed to be integrated into the new methods via the configuration
+         file
+        Done - Use Acquire::http::proxy::host.com="DIRECT"
+#25021: apt: Need some control over multiple connections
+ Status: Probable that 0.3.x will have support for configuing some
+         parameters
+        Done - Use Acquire::Queue-Mode="access"

 #25019: apt: Confusing progress report
  Summary: Gripes about the progress meter
  Status: I do not intend to implement very many of these ideas in apt-get. 
          The GUI will naturally be better
 #25019: apt: Confusing progress report
  Summary: Gripes about the progress meter
  Status: I do not intend to implement very many of these ideas in apt-get. 
          The GUI will naturally be better

+        I think the new progress meter address basically everyone's 
+        concerns.

 #25022: apt: Lack of feedback on date checking
  Summary: Wants to know what package files were not updated
  Status: There is no place for this in the current apt-get design,
          probably won't make the GUI either.
 #25022: apt: Lack of feedback on date checking
  Summary: Wants to know what package files were not updated
  Status: There is no place for this in the current apt-get design,
          probably won't make the GUI either.

+        Wee, the new acquire code allows this, it now prints out 'Hit'
+#26019: apt may report wrong line speed
+#26433: apt: claims to fetch things it doesn't actually fetch (wishlist)
+#28778: apt: apt's fetched message is wrong for update of packages files
+ Summary: APT includes the fetch time from the local cache in its
+          calculations
+ Status: Probably will be fixed with new acquire code
+         And it actually was fixed with the new acquire code
+#26670: apt: apt-get dumps core after checking integrity
+ Summary: Some terminal environments cause APT to crash
+          Win95 telnet and emacs term-in-a-buffer are two at least
+ Status: I have no idea why.
+         Seems to be gone in .3, whatever it was...
+#25001: apt: cleaned out archive even though not all files were installed
+ Status: Apparently in some cases APT can return a success code even 
+         though it failed. I'm paying very close attention to this in
+        0.3.x. Not to mention that the clean behavior will be 
+        configurable..
+#28391: apt-get install without upgrading
+ Summary: Make install leave the package in the keep state if it is already
+          installed
+ Status: Will be implemented in 0.3.0
+        Try the --no-upgrade options
+#28373: apt package is missing information on ftp.conf
+#29293: apt: Docs reference apt(8) but apt(8) not provided.
+ Summary: The man pages have references to several non-existent items,
+          ftp.conf is only one of them.
+ Status: Fix the man pages. This certainly will be done in 0.3.0
+#24799: Some suggestions for the apt method in dselect
+ Summary: Wants to be able to specifiy -d from dselect
+ Status: Likely a APT_OPTIONS enviornment variable will be created, -d can
+         be put there.
+        There is already an APT_CONFIG in 0.3, APT_OPTIONS may also 
+        appear..
+        Use Dselect::Options "-d" and others
+#29920: Wish for more verbosity on "has no installation candidate"
+ Summary: More reports
+ Status: Already fixed in .3
+#29382: apt: apt deletes packages after installation without any question
+ Summary: Obvois.
+ Status: Fixed in .3, use Dselect::Clean "prompt"
+#30027: apt: version comparison bug
+ Summary: Version compare differs from dpkg
+ Status: Fixed in all CVS versions.
+#30260: apt: wishlist: do not return to main menu without prompting for return
+ Summary: Wants to prompt after dselect update
+ Status: Fixed in v3, use dselect::promptafterupdate "true";
+#29441: documenting the codes for -s
+ Summary: Apparently the simulation output is not immediately obvois
+ Status: Someone should update the man page.
+#24685: HTTP Proxy cache refresh
+ Summary: Some caches hold onto the package index file for too long
+ Status: It may be possible to insert the proper header to disable
+         caching but I can't think how to do this while allowing
+        the cache to return cached objects - in effect it would
+        completely disable the cache which may not be desired.
+         APT now sends a max age header. See the apt.conf(5)

 #28172: HTTP Proxy cache refresh should be forced for corrupted packages
  Summary: Some problem resulted in a corrupted package
  Status: I belive this reflects a deeper problem and the suggested solution
          is only a band-aide patch. I intend to close this bug when #24685
         is fixed with a configuration directive.
 #28172: HTTP Proxy cache refresh should be forced for corrupted packages
  Summary: Some problem resulted in a corrupted package
  Status: I belive this reflects a deeper problem and the suggested solution
          is only a band-aide patch. I intend to close this bug when #24685
         is fixed with a configuration directive.

+        Use -o acquire::http::no-cache=true
+#29351: poor error message after conffile update
+ Summary: APT errors when the package file is not found
+ Status: The new APT warns better and the error is not fatal
+#30112: apt: internal error in apt
+ Summary: APT gives an unclear error when it cannot correct dependencies
+ Status: Error is clearer
+#30324: apt-get lying about file dates in /var/state/apt/lists
+ Summary: Doesn't copy the file dates right with file URIs
+ Status: Fixed in v3
+#30383: apt: dist-upgrade msg "E: Internal error, ScoredFix generated breaks."
+ Summary: libc6 maddness causes bizzar problems
+ Status: Fixed in v3 
+#29983: apt: Wrong diagnostic, could be better
+ Summary: It doesn't explicy say you should be root
+ Status: Fixed in v3
+#22892: Apt improvements
+ Summary: Bails if an index file can't be found
+ Status: Fixed in v3
+#28184: apt could be smarter regarding mirrors
+ Summary: Make use of redundant sources
+ Status: 0.3.0 will likely do this, already the information for it is stored.

 #27646: Apt: dpkg --merge-avail
  Summary: Suggestion to call merge avail after each update operation
  Status: Unlikely. The dpkg --print-avail functions should be obsoleted
          by the apt-query program which should be written.
 #27646: Apt: dpkg --merge-avail
  Summary: Suggestion to call merge avail after each update operation
  Status: Unlikely. The dpkg --print-avail functions should be obsoleted
          by the apt-query program which should be written.

+         Use the dselect script, alias or something.
+#26663: rsync file access
+ Status: Unlikely, rsync does not provide the necessary support to be
+         a terribly good method. I do not intend any 'split mode' 
+        support (ie a way to get Package files via rsync and .debs
+        via http) 
+#27100: apt: Better support for project/experimental
+ Status: GUI Feature - Version selection and pinning
+         Honors the NotAutomatic flag
+#30643: base: apt-get update problems with http-/ftp-caches (i.e. squid)
+ Status: Fixed as best I can. Try the Acquire::http::No-Cache option.
+
+-- Silly things
+#26592: apt: Problems with ftpd in SunOS 5.6
+#29903: apt-get insists onto sending a SIZE command
+ Summary: SunOS ftpd does not support the SIZE command
+ Status: Probably not worth fixing
+#20723: Apt suggestion
+ Summary: Package Grouping Mechanism
+ Status: Who knows
+#22550: apt-get upgrade could configure packages earlier
+ Status: Who knows
+#23934: apt-get source <package>
+#27190: apt: installing source packages (wishlist)
+ Status: Impossible to do without an index file for all source archives.
+#22551: apt: wish: use dist X iff pkg does not exist in dist Y
+ Status: GUI Feature - Version selection and pinning
+#30237: apt: 0.1.9 checks dependencies against packages.gz
+ Summary: For packages with identical version numbers APT prefers
+          to use the archive index files
+ Status: Yes it is sorta bad, but there is no reasonable solution.