Ubuntu
software-properties package

add-apt-repository manpage does not mention new -u option

Bug #1559482 reported by Murukesh Mohanan
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-properties (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

The add-apt-repository tool has apparently gained a new option to update the package cache. However, the manpage does not reflect this (as seen on http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/wily/en/man1/add-apt-repository.1.html or http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/en/man1/add-apt-repository.1.html). While the tool's own help text does mention it, this should be documented in the manpage as well.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: software-properties-common 0.96.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat Mar 19 21:07:41 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-01 (47 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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lp:~murukesh/software-properties/man-page-fix
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre: Needs Fixing
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lp:~adam-collard/software-properties/document-update-flag
Brian Murray: Pending requested
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lp:software-properties
No reviews requested
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Murukesh Mohanan (murukesh) wrote :
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

You'll actually want your target for the merge proposal to be the upstream branch, not the wily one.

https://code.launchpad.net/software-properties

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
tags: added: xenial
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Murukesh Mohanan (murukesh) wrote :

That makes sense. This is my second merge attempt. The first, iirc, was against https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/software-properties, because Launchpad offered it as the default. I deleted that and picked the wily one manually because that's what I branched from. Should I delete the merge proposal and start again?

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Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox) wrote :

The code branch you'll want to start with should be "lp:software-properties", so then you can also propose the merge against "lp:software-properties", and things should work correctly for a merge.

I'm happy to sponsor this either via code branches, or with a patch attached here; whatever is easiest for you, so that you don't have to do the same work over and over again :)

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Adam Collard (adam-collard) wrote :

I've re-fixed this independently in https://code.launchpad.net/~adam-collard/software-properties/document-update-flag/+merge/328302 would love to have eyes on it to review.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.96.24.15

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software-properties (0.96.24.15) artful; urgency=medium

  [Adam Collard]
  * debian/manpages/add-apt-repository.1: Documented --update option
    (LP: #1559482)

 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Wed, 16 Aug 2017 09:25:36 -0700

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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