Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread David Natkins 
Seems to be a problem with the package list for unstable at ftp.debian.org.
One of the packages (aleph-dev) is causing the problem.

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Kristopher Johnson 
David Natkins wrote:
 
 Seems to be a problem with the package list for unstable at ftp.debian.org.
 One of the packages (aleph-dev) is causing the problem.
 
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You can open the package list file with a text editor and fix the
problems.  The other aleph-* packages have the same problem:  the
priority line says optionnal, rather than optional.  Just
delete the extra 'n', and everything will be fine.

- Kris

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Johan Ur Riise 
On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 09:35:03PM -0400, Kristopher Johnson wrote:
 David Natkins wrote:
  
  Seems to be a problem with the package list for unstable at ftp.debian.org.
  One of the packages (aleph-dev) is causing the problem.
 
 You can open the package list file with a text editor and fix the
 problems.  The other aleph-* packages have the same problem:  the
 priority line says optionnal, rather than optional.  Just
 delete the extra 'n', and everything will be fine.

I have the same problem. After editing 
/var/state/apt/lists/www.uk.debian.org_debian_dists_potato_main_binary-i386_Packages
( two occurrences of optionnal changed to optional) and rerunning 
apt-get update, the file is downloaded again and I am where I started.

Johan.

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Herbert Ho 

don't run apt-get update again.  just go on about your business after that
(e.g. apt-get upgrade) and you should be fine. i am. =)


Herbert Ho


On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Johan Ur Riise wrote:

 On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 09:35:03PM -0400, Kristopher Johnson wrote:
  David Natkins wrote:
   
   Seems to be a problem with the package list for unstable at 
   ftp.debian.org.
   One of the packages (aleph-dev) is causing the problem.
  
  You can open the package list file with a text editor and fix the
  problems.  The other aleph-* packages have the same problem:  the
  priority line says optionnal, rather than optional.  Just
  delete the extra 'n', and everything will be fine.
 
 I have the same problem. After editing 
 /var/state/apt/lists/www.uk.debian.org_debian_dists_potato_main_binary-i386_Packages
 ( two occurrences of optionnal changed to optional) and rerunning 
 apt-get update, the file is downloaded again and I am where I started.
 
 Johan.
 
 
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Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Paul D. Smith 
I'm surprised there isn't some kind of automated format checking tool
that makes sure there are no syntax errors in the Packages file before
it's allowed to be uploaded from Incoming into the dist area.  As I
understand it that process is automated for unstable and
already-available packages, so shouldn't the automation verify the syntax?

Having a corruption like this can be quite painful, and should be
trivial to catch.

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Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Marcus Johansson 

 ( two occurrences of optionnal changed to optional) and rerunning 
 apt-get update, the file is downloaded again and I am where I started.

Try:

# apt-get check

That might fix the problem, not sure.

/Marcus

Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Ed Cogburn 
Johan Ur Riise wrote:
 
 On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 09:35:03PM -0400, Kristopher Johnson wrote:
  David Natkins wrote:
  
   Seems to be a problem with the package list for unstable at 
   ftp.debian.org.
   One of the packages (aleph-dev) is causing the problem.
 
  You can open the package list file with a text editor and fix the
  problems.  The other aleph-* packages have the same problem:  the
  priority line says optionnal, rather than optional.  Just
  delete the extra 'n', and everything will be fine.
 
 I have the same problem. After editing
 /var/state/apt/lists/www.uk.debian.org_debian_dists_potato_main_binary-i386_Packages
 ( two occurrences of optionnal changed to optional) and rerunning
 apt-get update, the file is downloaded again and I am where I started.
 
 Johan.


The file you modify is now out of sync with the other ones.  After
making the changes in the file, use touch to set its time to the same as
the others (the 2 other potato files for contrib and nonfree).  This
will prevent it from trying to reload the Packages file.


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Re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Kristopher Johnson 
Marcus Johansson wrote:
 Try:
 
 # apt-get check
 
 That might fix the problem, not sure.
 
 /Marcus

No, apt-get check doesn't fix it.  The file corruption prevents
apt-get from doing anything.

- Kris

re: Unstable package list at ftp.debian.org is bad

1999-09-30 Thread Todd Suess 
I fixed this problem by doing the apt-get update as normal, editing the 
offending file to
fix the optionnal lines, and then running dpkg --merge-avail name of deb 
package file
just don't redo apt-get update until the archive is fixed or you will have 
to perform the above

steps again.

Todd




At 12:47 PM 9/30/1999 +0200, Marcus Johansson wrote:


 ( two occurrences of optionnal changed to optional) and rerunning
 apt-get update, the file is downloaded again and I am where I started.

Try:

# apt-get check

That might fix the problem, not sure.

/Marcus




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