Your message dated Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:03:57 +0000 with message-id <[email protected]> and subject line Bug#883766: fixed in apt-show-versions 0.22.15 has caused the Debian Bug report #883766, regarding apt-show-versions: does not work for uninstalled packages to be marked as done.
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--- Begin Message ---Package: apt-show-versions Version: 0.22.7 Severity: important When querying uninstalled packages, "apt-show-versions" fails with the error message "Use of uninitialized value $arch": # apt-show-versions -a linux-image-4.14.0-1-amd64 linux-image-4.13.0-1-amd64 linux-image-4.13.0-1-amd64:amd64 4.13.13-1 install ok installed No stable version No stable-updates version linux-image-4.13.0-1-amd64:amd64 4.13.13-1 testing ftp.us.debian.org linux-image-4.13.0-1-amd64:amd64 4.13.13-1 unstable ftp.us.debian.org No experimental version linux-image-4.13.0-1-amd64:amd64/testing 4.13.13-1 uptodate Use of uninitialized value $arch in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/apt-show-versions line 370. Use of uninitialized value $arch in hash element at /usr/bin/apt-show-versions line 373. Use of uninitialized value $arch in hash element at /usr/bin/apt-show-versions line 385. No stable version No stable-updates version No testing version No unstable version No experimental version linux-image-4.14.0-1-amd64: not installed (This output would be easier to read if the program would insert a blank line between the sections for different packages.) However, if you restrict the query to a single package, it miraculously starts working: # apt-show-versions -a linux-image-4.14.0-1-amd64 No stable version No stable-updates version No testing version linux-image-4.14.0-1-amd64:amd64 4.14.2-1 unstable ftp.us.debian.org No experimental version linux-image-4.14.0-1-amd64:amd64 not installed This bug has persisted for a long time, although various other bug reports regarding it have previously been opened, and then closed, for some reason. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715314 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725107 "apt-show-versions" still doesn't know its own version number: # apt-show-versions -V Apt-Show-Versions v.0.22.6 (c) Christoph Martin # dpkg -s apt-show-versions | grep Version Version: 0.22.7 You would think that kind of thing could be automated, somehow. -- System Information: Debian Release: buster/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.13.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_CA.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_CA.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages apt-show-versions depends on: ii apt 1.6~alpha5 ii libapt-pkg-perl 0.1.33 ii libperl5.26 [libstorable-perl] 5.26.1-3 ii perl 5.26.1-3 apt-show-versions recommends no packages. apt-show-versions suggests no packages. -- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---Source: apt-show-versions Source-Version: 0.22.15 Done: Christoph Martin <[email protected]> We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of apt-show-versions, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive. A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to [email protected], and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Christoph Martin <[email protected]> (supplier of updated apt-show-versions package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing [email protected]) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Format: 1.8 Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:43:08 +0200 Source: apt-show-versions Architecture: source Version: 0.22.15 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Christoph Martin <[email protected]> Changed-By: Christoph Martin <[email protected]> Closes: 883766 994722 Changes: apt-show-versions (0.22.15) unstable; urgency=medium . * fix syntax error with multiple packages on commandline where one is not installed (closes: #994722, #883766) * remove v. from version number output Checksums-Sha1: 642fe514cdba3f0688513fc5e2b9691d44414cd7 1713 apt-show-versions_0.22.15.dsc 2aef088569e5ad7ce9c63d4c04a04a2be33afdee 32364 apt-show-versions_0.22.15.tar.xz b50469089e42d0e5244017afbf17167231a6933d 7529 apt-show-versions_0.22.15_amd64.buildinfo Checksums-Sha256: 79bcc5da62b896346ef5a22e56f7d77d2f4162d1ff9b4492e8d43d6d431a7ee3 1713 apt-show-versions_0.22.15.dsc 99184b3c6a0d75b85e45eb472154c836f52c34473501caa7b38c148683159539 32364 apt-show-versions_0.22.15.tar.xz e678a856043341d6835677799c90d3c797fb31f8708994e8af486fa0c5df2386 7529 apt-show-versions_0.22.15_amd64.buildinfo Files: a7cd42f9f435cdd400876d21dbdab5ec 1713 admin optional apt-show-versions_0.22.15.dsc cb4fe1a4de00b16cea7104d24cb75e42 32364 admin optional apt-show-versions_0.22.15.tar.xz 82e3f067bbbe2e9ce2a4c06e3a1934cc 7529 admin optional apt-show-versions_0.22.15_amd64.buildinfo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEt1cFkfJ3DVbrq4cu7mlEXgxb5BcFAmTt23UACgkQ7mlEXgxb 5BeF/xAAuPe+kAyug68kZMcsZLbYM45zRivBzG/cOzZo9sjF830ukdoIZN20jbBk ziicWmkZiLYkdIuZYm1FClXivKhqscyYUfLo5oHkcuFqGrYZK4DZWxzSuK//qjre kj7vUgv/wLhrFj9PgxeVpdzWs0ZrnH/B0e6dw31Piij1VlWOi8HiQItnzPMOcnkI vxwgvc1gdJOQjuyzhrkPlNo11Qw9DcptAqcHCZXGPweAgHS3km6/yOp/s4Bb9Giy 2UAr7XotRUyWy4JXECAbjMu2+fkTx+nl90iWKMCa4SO6JAUYSc9dygUliRQfuQMA 8wLezVVoTlaau6vlBnA7q87B5jH8g59EwW9OcEynaOCgmMZnDBZLU52Lbq/mSx9c 3UQr7vxQ/FzxTXwEyZiTuloX+BS2k87KIrbdhBpkv1/yTtduNLBkK63nWMUso9cY l4heL5JZ3kkeFszvz+5r6g4Q4Ja5kaYy3ZxNWJGenzOeMOFdbAVY0H+ZR45//n5J Ca1mYRVoi1Wq5DOStekR7N9f8FM5PZNiIZxNwpnPRa4SwNX8SdayXttFZ0WtjWUz G3uzPj/9it0rJnl3XNiKfVQ2KpMElXloYp1Tu8EP1jVwgZzijHxtNgsCPajcHlhh 7Bf84RhQVVXLraWAGy2xtr7zz61Ry20ny6NK5q/1YOhnD4+EV/0= =tjUy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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