Package: aptitude Version: 0.2.15.9-2 I am running Debian stable.
When the /etc/apt/preferences file has comments added to it in certain patterns, the command "aptitude update" can fail. If the preferences file contains the following contents: # some comment # # Sid Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-priority: 80 Then "aptitude update" works normally and gives the output Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Packages Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Release Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done On the other hand, if the preferences file contains the following contents: # some comment # Sid Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-priority: 80 Then "aptitude update" fails and gives the output Reading Package Lists... Done E: Invalid record in the preferences file, no Package header Blank lines in /etc/apt/prefences do not always generate this error, but the above pattern seems to be the simplest reproducible case that forces out the problem. I came across the problem when I was trying to nicely comment the /etc/apt/preferences file. The command "apt-get update" works normally for both cases. As far as I can tell, the bug remains, regardless of the contents of the /etc/apt/sources.list file. Salutations, Hugo Graumann -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
