Closes: #479997
* Polish translation update by Wiktor Wandachowicz
Closes: #548571
-
- [ Michael Vogt ]
+
+ [ David Kalnischkies ]
* apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc:
- - fix overly aggressive immediate config propergation
- (thanks to David Kalnischkies)
+ - better debug output for ImmediateAdd with depth and why
+ - improve the message shown for failing immediate configuration
+ * doc/guide.it.sgml: moved to doc/it/guide.it.sgml
+ * doc/po4a.conf: activate translation of guide.sgml and offline.sgml
+ * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
+ - provide a few more details about APT::Immediate-Configure
+ * doc/sources.list.5.xml:
+ - add note about additional apt-transport-methods
+ [ Julian Andres Klode ]
+ * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
+ - Deprecate unquoted values, string concatenation and explain what should
+ not be written inside a value (quotes,backslash).
+ - Restrict option names to alphanumerical characters and "/-:._+".
+ - Deprecate #include, we have apt.conf.d nowadays which should be
+ sufficient.
+ * methods/https.cc:
+ - Add support for authentication using netrc (Closes: #518473), patch
+ by Jussi Hakala <jussi.hakala@hut.fi>.
+
-- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:51:34 +0200
apt (0.7.24) unstable; urgency=low
between <literal>/*</literal> and <literal>*/</literal>, just like C/C++ comments.
Each line is of the form
<literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";</literal> The trailing
- semicolon is required and the quotes are optional. A new scope can be
- opened with curly braces, like:</para>
+ semicolon and the quotes are required. The value must be on one line, and
+ there is no kind of string concatenation. It must not include inside quotes.
+ The behavior of the backslash "\" and escaped characters inside a value is
+ undefined and it should not be used. An option name may include
+ alphanumerical characters and the "/-:._+" characters. A new scope can
+ be opened with curly braces, like:</para>
<informalexample><programlisting>
APT {
new entry will simply add a new option to the list. If you specify a name you can override
the option as every other option by reassigning a new value to the option.</para>
- <para>Two specials are allowed, <literal>#include</literal> and <literal>#clear</literal>:
+ <para>Two specials are allowed, <literal>#include</literal> (which is deprecated
+ and not supported by alternative implementations) and <literal>#clear</literal>:
<literal>#include</literal> will include the given file, unless the filename
ends in a slash, then the whole directory is included.
<literal>#clear</literal> is used to erase a part of the configuration tree. The
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Immediate-Configure</term>
- <listitem><para>Disable Immediate Configuration; This dangerous option disables some
- of APT's ordering code to cause it to make fewer dpkg calls. Doing
- so may be necessary on some extremely slow single user systems but
- is very dangerous and may cause package install scripts to fail or worse.
- Use at your own risk.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Defaults to on which will cause APT to install essential and important packages
+ as fast as possible in the install/upgrade operation. This is done to limit the effect of a failing
+ &dpkg; call: If this option is disabled APT doesn't treat an important package in the same way as
+ an extra package: Between the unpacking of the important package A and his configuration can then
+ be many other unpack or configuration calls, e.g. for package B which has no relation to A, but
+ causes the dpkg call to fail (e.g. because maintainer script of package B generates an error) which results
+ in a system state in which package A is unpacked but unconfigured - each package depending on A is now no
+ longer guaranteed to work as their dependency on A is not longer satisfied. The immediate configuration marker
+ is also applied to all dependencies which can generate a problem if the dependencies e.g. form a circle
+ as a dependency with the immediate flag is comparable with a Pre-Dependency. So in theory it is possible
+ that APT encounters a situation in which it is unable to perform immediate configuration, error out and
+ refers to this option so the user can deactivate the immediate configuration temporary to be able to perform
+ an install/upgrade again. Note the use of the word "theory" here as this problem was only encountered by now
+ in real world a few times in non-stable distribution versions and caused by wrong dependencies of the package
+ in question, so you should not blindly disable this option as the mentioned scenario above is not the only
+ problem immediate configuration can help to prevent in the first place.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Force-LoopBreak</term>
as specified in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. It is possible to provide
alternate mount and unmount commands if your mount point cannot be listed
in the fstab (such as an SMB mount and old mount packages). The syntax
- is to put <literallayout>"/cdrom/"::Mount "foo";</literallayout> within
+ is to put <literallayout>/cdrom/::Mount "foo";</literallayout> within
the cdrom block. It is important to have the trailing slash. Unmount
commands can be specified using UMount.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
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