** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Triaged
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = Medium
** Summary changed:
- Invalid comments in debian/apt.conf.autoremove
+ apt.conf man page should indicate # is also used for comments
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As I implemented this years ago I am obviously biased, but I think not
supporting # as a comment is a mistake as sources.list and preferences
support it and most other config files you come across do comments with '#'.
The autokernelremove code was an external contribution and it just shows
I think that a single tool that allows you to edit various config files
preserving the validity of the syntax has its uses. Yes, it would be easier
to shoot yourself in the foot than if using the tools provided with the
distribution, but a single interface for changing name/value pairs in
