That is a regression of sorts caused by a sleight of hand used to avoid another bug. The commit in question would be https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/apt/apt.git/commit/?id=446551c8ffd2c9cb9dcd707c94590e73009f7dd9 although the involved code changed in the mean time the general idea remains the same: We change the candidate (which we also do in another case: M-A:same version screws) which means later parts do not realize that there ever was a chance to upgrade the package.
In other words: Not that easy to fix… -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589204 Title: apt-get dist-upgrade and apt full-upgrade not reporting held back package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1589204/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
