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[quicksearch] quick search returns incorrect results

Bug #384454 reported by ullix
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This bug affects 13 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
synaptic (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Jean-Baptiste Lallement

Bug Description

Binary package hint: synaptic

Ubuntu karmic install; using Synaptics to search for dvd rippers:

clicking on the search button and entering 'rip' as search term finds both acidrip and dvdrip; independent of whether I search only within names or within names and descriptions.

But entering 'rip' in the fast search box finds dvdrip, but never acidrip!

uname -a gives:
Linux atom330 2.6.30-8-generic #9-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 3 15:23:55 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Tags: quicksearch

Related branches

lp:~jibel/synaptic/jibel
Michael Vogt: Pending requested
Diff: 5713 lines (+1626/-3446)
25 files modified
common/Makefile.am (+1/-1)
common/rpackagelister.cc (+199/-12)
common/rpackagelister.h (+30/-1)
common/rpackageview.cc (+24/-1)
common/rpackageview.h (+10/-5)
common/sections_trans.cc (+3/-1)
config.h.in (+3/-0)
configure.in (+13/-0)
debian/changelog (+845/-3)
debian/control (+7/-5)
debian/patches/00list.Ubuntu (+1/-0)
debian/patches/01_ubuntu_changelog.dpatch (+21/-9)
debian/patches/10_ubuntu_maintenance_gui.dpatch (+194/-0)
debian/rules (+2/-1)
debian/synaptic.dirs (+1/-0)
gtk/Makefile.am (+2/-2)
gtk/glade/window_fetch.glade (+1/-0)
gtk/glade/window_main.glade (+83/-0)
gtk/rgdebinstallprogress.cc (+18/-8)
gtk/rgmainwindow.cc (+144/-4)
gtk/rgmainwindow.h (+10/-0)
gtk/rgpkgdetails.cc (+2/-1)
gtk/rguserdialog.cc (+1/-1)
po/Makefile.in.in (+11/-12)
po/synaptic.pot (+0/-3379)
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Aleksey Porfirov (lexqt) wrote :

Another example (Ubuntu 9.10)

The quick search query "lm-" gives 10+ results including "lm-sensors".
Query "lm-s" gives no result...

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ullix (ullix) wrote :

and one more on Ubuntu 9.10:

quick searching for "pi" finds a lot, but not pitivi. To find that you must at least enter "pit".

a major tool like synaptic, to be used even for newbies, has a bug, but for > 7 months nobody cares?

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thanks for your report.

Confirmed in lucid 0.63.1ubuntu1

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
summary: - [karmic] Synaptic returns incorrect search results
+ [xapian] quick search returns incorrect results
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
summary: - [xapian] quick search returns incorrect results
+ [quicksearch] quick search returns incorrect results
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
tags: added: quicksearch
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
status: Triaged → In Progress
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

This is fixed in synaptic 0.63.1ubuntu4
Please report any example that could help us improve the quick search.

Thanks.

Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Extender (msveshnikov) wrote :

Can confirm that bug for Oneiric Beta2 with all updates (upgraded from 11.04). Or maybe it is another bug? Quick search displays only a.... to f.... results, no packages for g..... to z..... package names.
sudo update-apt-xapian-index didn't work too.

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