Bug#647590: apt-cache show does not handle Description field

2013-07-18 Thread Ansgar Burchardt
Hi, from apt_0.9.9's changelog: * handle missing Description in apt-cache show (Closes: #712435) If it's fixing the crash that happened if the Description field is missing, this bug should probably be merged into #712435 (or at least marked as done). Ansgar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Bug#647590: apt-cache show does not handle Description field

2011-11-11 Thread Ansgar Burchardt
retitle 647590 apt-cache show does not handle missing Description field thanks Hi, the code for apt-cache show assumes there always is a Description: field and breaks if this is not true. It also does not work correctly should any previous field contain Description:. Attached is a patch that

Bug#647590: apt-cache show does not handle Description field

2011-11-11 Thread David Kalnischkies
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 12:31, Ansgar Burchardt ans...@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de wrote: Attached is a patch that prevents apt-cache from crashing if the Description field is missing (I don't like it too much though); it might still make problems if Buffer is not null-terminated (I did not check).