missing changelog for upgrade in packages: cpp, g++, gcc
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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aptitude (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: cpp
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04
$ apt-cache policy cpp
cpp:
Installed: 4:4.2.3-1ubuntu3
Candidate: 4:4.2.3-1ubuntu6
Version table:
4:
500 http://
*** 4:4.2.3-1ubuntu3 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
$ cpp --version
cpp (GCC) 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
In the update manager (for the past few weeks) there have 3 recommended updates for the following packages:
cpp
g++
gcc
When trying to view the "Changes" tab, this message has been showing:
"""
The list of changes is not available yet.
Please try again later.
"""
$ aptitude changelog cpp
Ign ChangeLog of cpp
E: Couldn't fetch URL http://
E: Couldn't find a changelog for cpp
The same results happen for g++ and gcc.
What I expected to happen:
I expected to view the changes in the package before installing the upgrade.
What happened instead:
The changes have not been shown since the upgrade became available weeks ago.
not a bug in gcc, aptitude should be able to handle symlinks to docdirs