X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/be4401bfa4a240bbc894e1bfeb1e1e8d63fc7b18..bbaf502024a6a715583cd500cd58cb9ea5c47941:/doc/Bugs diff --git a/doc/Bugs b/doc/Bugs index 63a0c9680..deb7334db 100644 --- a/doc/Bugs +++ b/doc/Bugs @@ -2,39 +2,8 @@ #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 -#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 @@ -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. -#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) @@ -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 - 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 @@ -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 - --- 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 -#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 + 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. + 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. + 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. + 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 +#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.