Package: apt Version: 0.9.7.9+deb7u1 Severity: normal Unlike, for example `apt-cache show` and `apt-cache policy`, `apt-cache showsrc` shows duplicate entries. I can't see any good reason for this inconsistency.
For example: ######################################################################### $ apt-cache policy tla tla: Installed: (none) Candidate: 1.3.5+dfsg-18 Version table: 1.3.5+dfsg-18 0 500 http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ wheezy/main amd64 Packages 50 http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ testing/main amd64 Packages 50 http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages 1.3.5+dfsg-16 0 500 http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages ########################################################################## and ########################################################################## $ apt-cache show tla Package: tla Version: 1.3.5+dfsg-18 Installed-Size: 881 Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packa...@qa.debian.org> Architecture: amd64 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11), libexpat1 (>= 1.95.8), gawk, patch Recommends: tla-doc Suggests: gnupg, ssh Description-en: GNU Arch revision control system Arch is a modern replacement for CVS, specifically designed for the distributed development. It supports development on branches, distributed repositories, changeset-oriented project management, and of course, file and directory renaming. Description-md5: b1978a310e178291e9aa549e4eefcad2 Tag: devel::rcs, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program, suite::gnu, use::synchronizing Section: vcs Priority: optional Filename: pool/main/t/tla/tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18_amd64.deb Size: 383026 MD5sum: 2e34fa6e47043991bf968f4ae631ce1c SHA1: 71447d826cb54a6c53b32b9b418590a8b48a46ff SHA256: 59e55d5dd9ca5ae6d70d0c6ff9a5d9f838bf196ff559baea1205fb6aa41cd4a3 Package: tla Priority: optional Section: vcs Installed-Size: 932 Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packa...@qa.debian.org> Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.3.5+dfsg-16 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3), libexpat1 (>= 1.95.8), gawk, patch Recommends: tla-doc Suggests: gnupg, ssh Filename: pool/main/t/tla/tla_1.3.5+dfsg-16_amd64.deb Size: 383200 MD5sum: 293e07e53cef4f690cfe7e50d1831185 SHA1: 75ab0f97c5fb77aceaafcd5f7b4cf4c97e8c3a0e SHA256: bf00971e5cbf8163c83c12e6a9aaf243987c22f5852137af3562a8e557f58962 Description-en: GNU Arch revision control system Arch is a modern replacement for CVS, specifically designed for the distributed development. It supports development on branches, distributed repositories, changeset-oriented project management, and of course, file and directory renaming. Tag: devel::rcs, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, qa::orphaned, role::program, suite::gnu, use::synchronizing ########################################################################## but ########################################################################## $ apt-cache showsrc tla Package: tla Binary: tla, tla-doc Version: 1.3.5+dfsg-18 Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packa...@qa.debian.org> Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), autotools-dev, time, libexpat1-dev Architecture: any all Standards-Version: 3.9.2 Format: 3.0 (quilt) Files: 5729ed285e021c152b8c8b66ad98407a 1218 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.dsc 985debdf20daea547f3e4ef36a7c17cd 3182003 tla_1.3.5+dfsg.orig.tar.gz 65462ae1eb1449728914d42a010f06ec 37401 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.debian.tar.gz Checksums-Sha1: 7006faee7b9fc26f11bc4a7ebff21c311300101b 1218 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.dsc 0d5ee989801d10b4c98ae2e1d1c7a00a88fd7647 3182003 tla_1.3.5+dfsg.orig.tar.gz c83c34bcd03e366845ab38bce547708bc53a0645 37401 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.debian.tar.gz Checksums-Sha256: 9565ea169ad96ab7b413f30e4124d767833662aa6e418483c434bc48d61e07ea 1218 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.dsc 64b6dc792074ff8bb2ddf3195901baca34ec5477e394cc5109813d06d9f812ee 3182003 tla_1.3.5+dfsg.orig.tar.gz 701f705125655ac12017428ed0b2973570908109699118df0d323e9b07ecf38e 37401 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.debian.tar.gz Package-List: tla deb vcs optional tla-doc deb doc optional Directory: pool/main/t/tla Priority: source Section: vcs Package: tla Binary: tla, tla-doc Version: 1.3.5+dfsg-18 Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packa...@qa.debian.org> Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), autotools-dev, time, libexpat1-dev Architecture: any all Standards-Version: 3.9.2 Format: 3.0 (quilt) Files: 5729ed285e021c152b8c8b66ad98407a 1218 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.dsc 985debdf20daea547f3e4ef36a7c17cd 3182003 tla_1.3.5+dfsg.orig.tar.gz 65462ae1eb1449728914d42a010f06ec 37401 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.debian.tar.gz Checksums-Sha1: 7006faee7b9fc26f11bc4a7ebff21c311300101b 1218 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.dsc 0d5ee989801d10b4c98ae2e1d1c7a00a88fd7647 3182003 tla_1.3.5+dfsg.orig.tar.gz c83c34bcd03e366845ab38bce547708bc53a0645 37401 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.debian.tar.gz Checksums-Sha256: 9565ea169ad96ab7b413f30e4124d767833662aa6e418483c434bc48d61e07ea 1218 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.dsc 64b6dc792074ff8bb2ddf3195901baca34ec5477e394cc5109813d06d9f812ee 3182003 tla_1.3.5+dfsg.orig.tar.gz 701f705125655ac12017428ed0b2973570908109699118df0d323e9b07ecf38e 37401 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.debian.tar.gz Package-List: tla deb vcs optional tla-doc deb doc optional Directory: pool/main/t/tla Priority: source Section: vcs Package: tla Binary: tla, tla-doc Version: 1.3.5+dfsg-18 Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packa...@qa.debian.org> Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), autotools-dev, time, libexpat1-dev Architecture: any all Standards-Version: 3.9.2 Format: 3.0 (quilt) Files: 5729ed285e021c152b8c8b66ad98407a 1218 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.dsc 985debdf20daea547f3e4ef36a7c17cd 3182003 tla_1.3.5+dfsg.orig.tar.gz 65462ae1eb1449728914d42a010f06ec 37401 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.debian.tar.gz Checksums-Sha1: 7006faee7b9fc26f11bc4a7ebff21c311300101b 1218 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.dsc 0d5ee989801d10b4c98ae2e1d1c7a00a88fd7647 3182003 tla_1.3.5+dfsg.orig.tar.gz c83c34bcd03e366845ab38bce547708bc53a0645 37401 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.debian.tar.gz Checksums-Sha256: 9565ea169ad96ab7b413f30e4124d767833662aa6e418483c434bc48d61e07ea 1218 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.dsc 64b6dc792074ff8bb2ddf3195901baca34ec5477e394cc5109813d06d9f812ee 3182003 tla_1.3.5+dfsg.orig.tar.gz 701f705125655ac12017428ed0b2973570908109699118df0d323e9b07ecf38e 37401 tla_1.3.5+dfsg-18.debian.tar.gz Package-List: tla deb vcs optional tla-doc deb doc optional Directory: pool/main/t/tla Priority: source Section: vcs ########################################################################## Note: the showsrc entry for 1.3.5+dfsg-16 is missing, because I don't have deb-src lines for squeeze. Regards, Faheem -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "amd64"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "1"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Authentication ""; APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image.*"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections ""; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs"; APT::Update ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "test -x /usr/bin/apt-show-versions || exit 0 ; apt-show-versions -i"; APT::Architectures ""; APT::Architectures:: "amd64"; APT::Architectures:: "i386"; APT::Compressor ""; APT::Compressor::. ""; APT::Compressor::.::Name "."; APT::Compressor::.::Extension ""; APT::Compressor::.::Binary ""; APT::Compressor::.::Cost "1"; APT::Compressor::gzip ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "2"; APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-9n"; APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::bzip2 ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "3"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::xz ""; APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "4"; APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6"; APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::lzma ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "5"; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::::Name ""; APT::Compressor::::Extension "."; APT::Compressor::::Binary ""; APT::Compressor::::Cost "100"; APT::Compressor::::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg:: "-d"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/"; Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d"; Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg"; Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::solvers ""; Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2"; Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz"; Dir::Media ""; Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom"; Dir::Log "var/log/apt"; Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log"; Dir::Log::History "history.log"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently ""; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$"; Acquire ""; Acquire::cdrom ""; Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom"; Acquire::Languages ""; Acquire::Languages:: "en"; Acquire::Languages:: "none"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Invoke ""; DPkg::Pre-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper pre-install; fi"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper post-install; fi"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; RPM ""; RPM::Pre-Invoke ""; RPM::Pre-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper pre-install; fi"; RPM::Post-Invoke ""; RPM::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper post-install; fi"; CommandLine ""; CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 50 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 50 Package: * Pin: origin backports.debian.org Pin-Priority: 50 Package: * Pin: release a=experimental Pin-Priority: 1 Package: * Pin: release a=snapshot.debian.net Pin-Priority: 1 Package: * Pin: origin www.deb-multimedia.org Pin-Priority: 1 Package: * Pin: origin deb.grml.org Pin-Priority: 1 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- deb http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib #deb-src http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free # wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile' deb http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free deb http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb-src http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb-src http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib deb-src http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib deb http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ wheezy-backports main contrib non-free deb-src http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ wheezy-backports main contrib non-free deb http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/bin/linux/debian wheezy-cran3/ deb-src http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/bin/linux/debian wheezy-cran3/ deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org wheezy main non-free deb-src http://www.deb-multimedia.org wheezy main non-free -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.3 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable'), (500, 'oldstable'), (50, 'unstable'), (50, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/6 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2012.4 ii gnupg 1.4.12-7+deb7u3 ii libapt-pkg4.12 0.9.7.9+deb7u1 ii libc6 2.13-38 ii libgcc1 1:4.7.2-5 ii libstdc++6 4.7.2-5 apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: pn apt-doc <none> ii aptitude 0.6.8.2-1 ii dpkg-dev 1.16.12 ii python-apt 0.8.8.2 ii wajig 2.7.3 ii xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org