Hello Eric, or anyone else affected, Accepted apt into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/1.2.30 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-xenial to verification-done-xenial. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-xenial. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping! N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed ** Tags added: verification-needed-xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1812696 Title: APT doc and manpage uses wrong ubuntu-codename Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in apt source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in apt source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in apt source package in Bionic: Fix Committed Status in apt source package in Cosmic: Fix Committed Status in apt source package in Disco: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] APT documentation/example/manpages isn't referencing the current release which could be misleading for certain users. --- APT src code: --- [GOOD ubuntu-codename] * trusty: apt-1.0.1ubuntu2.18/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "trusty"> [WRONG ubuntu-codename] * xenial: apt-1.2.29/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "trusty"> * bionic: apt-1.6.7/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "xenial"> * disco: apt-1.8.0~alpha3/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "xenial"> --- * vendor/ubuntu/sources.list.in --- # See sources.list(5) manpage for more information # Remember that CD-ROMs, DVDs and such are managed through the apt-cdrom tool. deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename; main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename; main restricted deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-security main restricted deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-security main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-updates main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-updates main restricted --- The ubuntu-codename variable for Xenial and late in APT points to 'trusty or 'xenial' which generate the doc example & manpage with the wrong release instead of the actual ubuntu-codename. APT in Xenial point to 'trusty'. APT in Bionic and late to 'xenial' It also affect the man page: Example took from Bionic: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/sources.list.5.html http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/apt_preferences.5.html [Test Case] With Xenial and late: * Look sources.list(5) manpage Ex: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/sources.list.5.html * Look apt_preferences(5) manpage Ex: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/apt_preferences.5.html * Look /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/sources.list $ lsb_release -cs bionic $ cat /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/sources.list ---------------- # See sources.list(5) manpage for more information # Remember that CD-ROMs, DVDs and such are managed through the apt-cdrom tool. deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial main restricted deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security main restricted deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates main restricted ---------------------- You'll notice they all point to the wrong release. While we understand it's not a "bug' and only a reference/example... I think it's for the best interest of all if the examples/manpage reference the current release. [Regression Potential] * None, it only affect documentation/examples and manpages. No behavior change in the APT code. [Other Info] [Original Description] From APT src code : --- [GOOD ubuntu-codename] * trusty: apt-1.0.1ubuntu2.18/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "trusty"> [WRONG ubuntu-codename] * xenial: apt-1.2.29/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "trusty"> * bionic: apt-1.6.7/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "xenial"> * disco: apt-1.8.0~alpha3/doc/apt-verbatim.ent:<!ENTITY ubuntu-codename "xenial"> --- * vendor/ubuntu/sources.list.in --- # See sources.list(5) manpage for more information # Remember that CD-ROMs, DVDs and such are managed through the apt-cdrom tool. deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename; main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename; main restricted deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-security main restricted deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-security main restricted deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-updates main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu &ubuntu-codename;-updates main restricted --- The ubuntu-codename variable for Bionic and late in APT points to Xenial which generate the doc example with Xenial instead of the actual codename. * ./doc/sources.list.5.xml --- <!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent"> %aptverbatiment; --- It also seems to affect the man page by mentionning 'xenial'. Example took from Bionic: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/sources.list.5.html http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man5/apt_preferences.5.html To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1812696/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
