apt show fails to show large records
Bug #1787120 reported by
Julian Andres Klode
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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apt (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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apt (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Xenial |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bionic |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
[Impact]
apt show can't show records that are larger than 32 KB, e.g. records with long lists of provides
[Test case]
A test case is provided in autopkgtest, hence validates automatically. See https:/
[Other info]
This is a duplicate of Debian bug #905527.
Changed in apt (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
Changed in apt (Debian): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
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As per commit message, this is basically 'fixed' in 1.7.x (in a rewrite of the same code that made the problem go away before getting reported). Marking it as 'Invalid' since I guess that's the most fitting way.