| 2011-11-15 14:30:24 |
Monty Taylor |
bug |
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added bug |
| 2011-11-15 14:47:58 |
Dave Walker |
summary |
Confirmation question is a UI regression breaking scripts |
add-apt-repository: confirmation question is a CLI UI regression, breaking scripts |
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| 2011-11-15 15:16:27 |
Launchpad Janitor |
branch linked |
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lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/software-properties/oneiric |
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| 2011-11-30 08:46:28 |
Michael Vogt |
nominated for series |
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Ubuntu Oneiric |
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| 2011-11-30 08:46:28 |
Michael Vogt |
bug task added |
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software-properties (Ubuntu Oneiric) |
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| 2011-11-30 08:46:49 |
Michael Vogt |
software-properties (Ubuntu): status |
New |
In Progress |
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| 2011-11-30 08:46:51 |
Michael Vogt |
software-properties (Ubuntu Oneiric): status |
New |
In Progress |
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| 2011-11-30 08:47:47 |
Michael Vogt |
description |
The addition in oneiric of a confirmation question as the default behavior for add-apt-repository is a change in behavior which breaks all scripts that were using add-apt-repository and most every code snippet on the web which explains how to install software from a PPA. (the instructions still work in sequence, but if someone wants to just highlight three lines which add the repo, run update, and then install the package, the second two get eaten by the prompt) Additionally, although there is a new -y option which enables the old behavior, this option did not exist in pre-oneiric, it becomes quite klunky to write system automation scripts which work across releases.
It seems that this causes many more problems than it solves, imho. |
TEST CASE:
1. run add-apt-repository ppa:mvo
2. verify that it prompts
3. install software-properties from lucid-proposed
4. run FORCE_ADD_APT_REPOSITORY=1 add-apt-repository ppa:mvo
5. verify that it does *not* prompt
The addition in oneiric of a confirmation question as the default behavior for add-apt-repository is a change in behavior which breaks all scripts that were using add-apt-repository and most every code snippet on the web which explains how to install software from a PPA. (the instructions still work in sequence, but if someone wants to just highlight three lines which add the repo, run update, and then install the package, the second two get eaten by the prompt) Additionally, although there is a new -y option which enables the old behavior, this option did not exist in pre-oneiric, it becomes quite klunky to write system automation scripts which work across releases.
It seems that this causes many more problems than it solves, imho. |
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| 2011-11-30 08:47:53 |
Michael Vogt |
bug |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team |
| 2011-11-30 08:50:25 |
Michael Vogt |
software-properties (Ubuntu): status |
In Progress |
Fix Committed |
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| 2011-11-30 08:51:22 |
Michael Vogt |
software-properties (Ubuntu): status |
Fix Committed |
Fix Released |
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| 2011-12-05 06:12:12 |
Martin Pitt |
software-properties (Ubuntu Oneiric): status |
In Progress |
Fix Committed |
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| 2011-12-05 06:12:14 |
Martin Pitt |
bug |
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added subscriber SRU Verification |
| 2011-12-05 06:12:16 |
Martin Pitt |
tags |
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verification-needed |
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| 2011-12-05 07:15:26 |
Launchpad Janitor |
branch linked |
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lp:ubuntu/oneiric-proposed/software-properties |
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| 2012-01-25 22:43:32 |
Bartosz Kosiorek |
description |
TEST CASE:
1. run add-apt-repository ppa:mvo
2. verify that it prompts
3. install software-properties from lucid-proposed
4. run FORCE_ADD_APT_REPOSITORY=1 add-apt-repository ppa:mvo
5. verify that it does *not* prompt
The addition in oneiric of a confirmation question as the default behavior for add-apt-repository is a change in behavior which breaks all scripts that were using add-apt-repository and most every code snippet on the web which explains how to install software from a PPA. (the instructions still work in sequence, but if someone wants to just highlight three lines which add the repo, run update, and then install the package, the second two get eaten by the prompt) Additionally, although there is a new -y option which enables the old behavior, this option did not exist in pre-oneiric, it becomes quite klunky to write system automation scripts which work across releases.
It seems that this causes many more problems than it solves, imho. |
TEST CASE:
1. run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mvo
2. verify that it prompts
3. install software-properties from oneiric-proposed
4. run: sudo FORCE_ADD_APT_REPOSITORY=1 add-apt-repository ppa:mvo
5. verify that it does *not* prompt
The addition in oneiric of a confirmation question as the default behavior for add-apt-repository is a change in behavior which breaks all scripts that were using add-apt-repository and most every code snippet on the web which explains how to install software from a PPA. (the instructions still work in sequence, but if someone wants to just highlight three lines which add the repo, run update, and then install the package, the second two get eaten by the prompt) Additionally, although there is a new -y option which enables the old behavior, this option did not exist in pre-oneiric, it becomes quite klunky to write system automation scripts which work across releases.
It seems that this causes many more problems than it solves, imho. |
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| 2012-01-25 22:43:43 |
Bartosz Kosiorek |
software-properties (Ubuntu Oneiric): importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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| 2012-01-25 22:43:46 |
Bartosz Kosiorek |
software-properties (Ubuntu): importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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| 2012-01-25 22:43:50 |
Bartosz Kosiorek |
software-properties (Ubuntu Oneiric): assignee |
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Bartosz Kosiorek (gang65) |
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| 2012-01-25 22:45:28 |
Bartosz Kosiorek |
tags |
verification-needed |
verification-done |
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| 2012-01-26 08:33:28 |
Launchpad Janitor |
software-properties (Ubuntu Oneiric): status |
Fix Committed |
Fix Released |
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| 2012-01-26 08:39:22 |
Launchpad Janitor |
branch linked |
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lp:ubuntu/oneiric-updates/software-properties |
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