Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: apt
apt-cache rdepends with a non-existing package now returns a cryptic
error message in maverick:
mdesl...@mdlinux:~$ apt-cache rdepends blahblah
E: Handler silently failed
The same query in lucid used to return a much saner error:
mdesl...@mdlinux:~$ apt-cache rdepends blahblah
W: Unable to locate package blahblah
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: apt 0.8.3ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 24 14:07:09 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_CA.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium
Status: Confirmed
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick regression-potential
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[maverick] apt-cache rdepends returns cryptic error message
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/647045
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