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#228
Long description truncated from packages when using 'apt cache search'
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Report forwarded to devuan-bugs@lists.dyne.org, owner@bugs.devuan.org:
bug#228; Package apt.
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Acknowledgement sent to Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-ujm2000@yahoo.com>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to owner@bugs.devuan.org.
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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.devuan.org (full text, mbox, reply):
Package: apt
Version: 1.0.9.8.4
As described here:
https://git.devuan.org/devuan/devuan-project/issues/75
and here:
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=2231
it seems most packages (most likely only those imported straight from
Debian) have the long description truncated.
Example: on a Debian Jessie system:
$ apt-cache search keyer
tlf - console based ham radio contest logger
tucnak2 - VHF/UHF/SHF Hamradio contest log version 2
$
On a Devuan Jessie system:
$ apt-cache search keyer
$
In which case the user will miss valuable information.
Regards
--
Ottavio Caruso
Information forwarded to devuan-bugs@lists.dyne.org, owner@bugs.devuan.org:
bug#228; Package apt.
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Acknowledgement sent to KatolaZ <katolaz@freaknet.org>:
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Message #10 received at 228@bugs.devuan.org (full text, mbox, reply):
Hi,
this is known, and is due to the fact that package descriptions are
now mwintained in separate Translation files. This should be fixed in
the future, by adding support fot Translations in amprolla3.
Information forwarded to devuan-bugs@lists.dyne.org, owner@bugs.devuan.org:
bug#228; Package apt.
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Acknowledgement sent to Ben Klein <shacklein@gmail.com>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to owner@bugs.devuan.org.
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Message #15 received at 228@bugs.devuan.org (full text, mbox, reply):
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This has been "known" since before it was reported back on 16 July. It's
been 3 months since then. Is there any chance of getting this fixed soon?
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Information forwarded to devuan-bugs@lists.dyne.org, owner@bugs.devuan.org:
bug#228; Package apt.
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Acknowledgement sent to KatolaZ <katolaz@freaknet.org>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to owner@bugs.devuan.org.
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Message #20 received at 228@bugs.devuan.org (full text, mbox, reply):
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Yes, it has been known for at least three years, and we knew it was
not an immediate priority. As I said before, we will be working on it
ASAP. Any help with that will be much appreciated (and might actually
help closing the bug report sooner).
Regards
KatolaZ
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bug reassigned from package 'apt' to 'amprolla'.
Request was from Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>
to control@bugs.devuan.org.
(Sun, 26 Jan 2020 18:18:01 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
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to Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>:
You have taken responsibility.
(Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:18:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
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to Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-ujm2000@yahoo.com>:
bug acknowledged by developer.
(Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:18:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
Message #27 received at 228-done@bugs.devuan.org (full text, mbox, reply):
Thanks for your patience.
This issue is now resolved in the amprolla instance serving
pkgmaster.devuan.org and the round-robin mirrors (deb.devuan.org) which derive
from it.
packages.devuan.org is deprecated and will be decommissioned very soon so its
amprolla instance has not been updated.
Ensure you are using deb.devuan.org in your sources.list to get long package
descriptions.
Mark
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