On 12 March 2013 02:14, Matt Fischer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Apt doesn't understand commas, for example:
>
> mfisch@caprica:~$ sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad,
> gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly
> ...
> E: Unable to locate package gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad,
> E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad,'
>
> This is annoying when a user is trying to copy and paste package lists
> from the output of something like apt-cache show, which uses commas in
> all the depends, recommends, and suggests lists. This is a minor
> annoyance for sure, but I think the idea that the output of apt-cache
> show is compatible with the input of apt-get install makes sense.
The output of apt-cache show is Debian control file format, and this
is incompatible with apt-get in various ways, including the use of
commas and the version specifications (“(<< 1.0)”).
Command line arguments are separated by the shell, which typically
uses whitespace and quoting. It is highly undesirable to insert
additional, uncommon command line semantics to apt for your stated
purpose of copy-paste compatability, when it would not trivially be
achieved.
status opinion
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Opinion
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apt should ignore commas to facilitate copy and paste of package lists
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