This is the same as Debian Bug#595922 and was introduced in 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.9. It was not present in 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.7.
apt-ftparchive changes permissions on the Packages files to 001:
strace -F -e chmod /usr/bin/apt-ftparchive generate conf/apt-ftparchive.conf
chmod("./dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.bz2", 01) = 0 chmod("./dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz", 01) = 0 chmod("./dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages", 01) = 0
E: Could not open file ./dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages - open (13: Permission denied) E: Error processing contents dists/lucid/Contents-amd64
This is the same as Debian Bug#595922 and was introduced in 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.9. It was not present in 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.7.
apt-ftparchive changes permissions on the Packages files to 001:
strace -F -e chmod /usr/bin/ apt-ftparchive generate conf/apt- ftparchive. conf
chmod(" ./dists/ lucid/main/ binary- amd64/Packages. bz2", 01) = 0 ./dists/ lucid/main/ binary- amd64/Packages. gz", 01) = 0 ./dists/ lucid/main/ binary- amd64/Packages" , 01) = 0
chmod("
chmod("
E: Could not open file ./dists/ lucid/main/ binary- amd64/Packages - open (13: Permission denied) Contents- amd64
E: Error processing contents dists/lucid/