On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 10:12:00AM +0000, Colin Watson wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.9.7.7 > Severity: normal > Tags: patch > User: ubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com > Usertags: origin-ubuntu ubuntu-patch raring
Hi Colin, thanks for your bugreport and your patch! > If gai_strerror returns EAI_SYSTEM, then the documentation indicates > that the caller should check errno for details. apt doesn't do this, > and just prints something like "Something wicked happened resolving > 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-11 - System error)", which is rather less > helpful than it might be and makes it difficult to debug problems after > the fact. Could you apply something like the following patch to provide > more helpful output? [..] The patch looks good, I applied it to the debian branch and it will be part of the next upload to experimental (due to the freeze otherwise it would be debian/unstable). Thanks, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
