tags 982371 +patch
thanks
On Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 01:41:43PM +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> Package: autopkgtest
> Version: 5.16
> Severity: normal
>
> I tried running autopkgtest on a package I'm working on, and got the
> following messages:
>
> $ sudo autopkgtest
> /home/jdg/debian/spyder-packages/pytest-tornasync/build-area/pytest-tornasync_0.6.0+git20190716.9f1bdee-1_amd64.changes
> -- null
> [...]
> W: --force-yes is deprecated, use one of the options starting with --allow
> instead.
> Reading package lists... Done
> [...]
>
> The rest proceeded fine, and I have no idea where the "--force-yes"
> comes from.
Well, I should have looked a bit harder; it is in
/usr/share/autopkgtest/lib/adt_binaries.py, line 121, in this command:
rc = self.testbed.execute(
['apt-get', '--quiet', '-o', 'Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true',
'-o', 'APT::Get::force-yes=true',
'-o', 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes=true',
'--reinstall', 'install'] + list(pkgs_reinstall),
kind='install')[0]
The apt-get(8) manpage says:
--force-yes
Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to
continue without prompting if it is doing something potentially
harmful. It should not be used except in very special situations.
Using force-yes can potentially destroy your system! Configuration
Item: APT::Get::force-yes. This is deprecated and replaced by
--allow-unauthenticated , --allow-downgrades ,
--allow-remove-essential , --allow-change-held-packages in 1.1.
and the corresponding new options are:
APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated
APT::Get::allow-downgrades
APT::Get::allow-remove-essential
APT::Get::allow-change-held-packages
So changing the existing force-yes line to, for example:
'-o', 'APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated=true',
'-o', 'APT::Get::allow-downgrades=true',
'-o', 'APT::Get::allow-change-held-packages=true',
should resolve this. I'm assuming that allow-remove-essential is not
needed by autopkgtest, which only installs packages.
Best wishes,
Julian
