apt-cache rdepends returns cryptic error message
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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apt (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Natty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: apt
apt-cache rdepends with a non-existing package now returns a cryptic error message in maverick:
mdeslaur@mdlinux:~$ apt-cache rdepends blahblah
E: Handler silently failed
The same query in lucid used to return a much saner error:
mdeslaur@mdlinux:~$ apt-cache rdepends blahblah
W: Unable to locate package blahblah
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: apt 0.8.3ubuntu5
ProcVersionSign
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
== Regression details ==
Discovered in version: apt 0.8.3ubuntu7
Last known good version: apt 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.3
tags: |
added: regression-release removed: regression-potential |
description: | updated |
summary: |
- [maverick] apt-cache rdepends returns cryptic error message + apt-cache rdepends returns cryptic error message |
Changed in apt (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
Confirming, I'm seeing this regression in behavior for apt-cache rdepends on maverick vs. lucid as well.