output flushing error causing ugly output for autoremove
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apt (Ubuntu) |
Fix Committed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
When I do a dist-upgrade, I get the following output:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libboost-
linux-
linux-
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
[...]
I assume it should look like this:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libboost-
linux-
linux-
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be upgraded:
[...]
This is a fairly recent regression, I think, though I haven't tested vivid to see if I'm right, I don't recall it overflowing that line before.
| David Kalnischkies (donkult) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in apt (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
Yeah, relatively recent in its very visible form, but a relatively old problem in its cause.
Fixed in upstream git for a while, but thanks to diverting branches (abi-breakfree unstable and abi-breaking experimental) it hasn't reached a (non-experimental) release yet:
http://
It is written as an abi break, but could be rewritten to not require one with some care (at least binary compatible, technically source compatibility breaks and theoretically its still a behavior change). I just decided against it at the time it was clear we would have to keep the diversion a little longer than originally planed and backported just the "absolutely needed" stuff. We could do it now, but I guess the time is better spent in stopping to semi-maintain two branches. Hence setting "fix commited" in anticipation of "fix released" soon [all while realizing that I might very well be the biggest blocker in this process with my perfectionism]