bzr check fails over http: 'This transport has not implemented iter_files_recursive'

[tdflanders]

thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ bzr get http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/unstable

Format <RepositoryFormatKnit1> for http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/.bzr/ is deprecated - please use 'bzr upgrade' to get better performance
bzr: ERROR: Target directory "unstable" already exists.
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ bzr check http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/unstable
Format <RepositoryFormatKnit1> for http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/.bzr/ is deprecated - please use 'bzr upgrade' to get better performance
No working tree found at specified location.
Checking repository at 'http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/'.
bzr: ERROR: Transport operation not possible: This transport has not implemented iter_files_recursive (but must claim to be listable to trigger this error).
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$

[tdflanders (thomasdelbeke)]

thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ lsb_release -rd ; uname -a ; apt-cache policy linux bzr gnome-terminal pkg-mutt firefox
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
Linux thomas-laptop 2.6.28-3-generic #4-Ubuntu SMP Fri Dec 12 22:48:15 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
linux:
  Installed: 2.6.28.3.3
  Candidate: 2.6.28.3.3
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.28.3.3 0
        500 http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
bzr:
  Installed: 1.9-1
  Candidate: 1.9-1
  Version table:
 *** 1.9-1 0
        500 http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
gnome-terminal:
  Installed: 2.24.1.1-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.24.1.1-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.24.1.1-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
firefox:
  Installed: 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
W: Unable to locate package pkg-mutt
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$

[tdflanders (thomasdelbeke)]

thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ apt-get source pkg-mutt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to find a source package for pkg-mutt
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ apt-get source mutt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
NOTICE: 'mutt' packaging is maintained in the 'Bzr' version control system at:
http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/unstable
Please use:
bzr get http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/unstable
to retrieve the latest (possible unreleased) updates to the package.
Skipping already downloaded file 'mutt_1.5.18-4ubuntu1.dsc'
Skipping already downloaded file 'mutt_1.5.18.orig.tar.gz'
Skipping already downloaded file 'mutt_1.5.18-4ubuntu1.diff.gz'
Need to get 0B of source archives.
Skipping unpack of already unpacked source in mutt-1.5.18
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install mutt
[sudo] password for thomas:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mutt is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get build-dep mutt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libgdbm-dev libncursesw5-dev
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/526kB of archives.
After this operation, 1552kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Selecting previously deselected package libgdbm-dev.
(Reading database ... 223668 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libgdbm-dev (from .../libgdbm-dev_1.8.3-4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libncursesw5-dev.
Unpacking libncursesw5-dev (from .../libncursesw5-dev_5.7-2ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up libgdbm-dev (1.8.3-4) ...

Setting up libncursesw5-dev (5.7-2ubuntu1) ...
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure mutt
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ apt-get source mutt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
NOTICE: 'mutt' packaging is maintained in the 'Bzr' version control system at:
http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/unstable
Please use:
bzr get http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/unstable
to retrieve the latest (possible unreleased) updates to the package.
Skipping already downloaded file 'mutt_1.5.18-4ubuntu1.dsc'
Skipping already downloaded file 'mutt_1.5.18.orig.tar.gz'
Skipping already downloaded file 'mutt_1.5.18-4ubuntu1.diff.gz'
Need to get 0B of source archives.
Skipping unpack of already unpacked source in mutt-1.5.18
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ bzr get http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/unstable
Format <RepositoryFormatKnit1> for http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/.bzr/ is deprecated - please use 'bzr upgrade' to get better performance
bzr: ERROR: Target directory "unstable" already exists.
thomas@thomas-laptop:~$ bzr check http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/unstable
Format <RepositoryFormatKnit1> for http://bzr.debian.org/pkg-mutt/.bzr/ is deprecated - please use 'bzr upgrade' to get better performance
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