Public bug reported: Some libpcre* packages from 16.04 have the wrong support timeframe set into the package info. Therefore they are falsely shown as unsupported on the "ubuntu-support-status" output:
~$ apt show libpcre3-dbg Package: libpcre3-dbg Version: 2:8.38-3.1 Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: pcre3 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Matthew Vernon <matt...@debian.org> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 3.514 kB Depends: libpcre3 (= 2:8.38-3.1), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.38-3.1) Supported: 9m Download-Size: 692 kB APT-Sources: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages Description: Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library - debug symbols Dies ist eine Bibliothek von Funktionen zur Unterstützung von regulären Ausdrücken, deren Syntax und Semantik so ähnlich wie möglich zu denen der Sprache Perl 5 sind. . This package contains the debug symbols, This should be set to the 5years LTS timeframe (since its in main) and not to 9months. ** Affects: pcre3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pcre3 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1710720 Title: some libpcre3* packages have from support timeframe set for xenial LTS Status in pcre3 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Some libpcre* packages from 16.04 have the wrong support timeframe set into the package info. Therefore they are falsely shown as unsupported on the "ubuntu-support-status" output: ~$ apt show libpcre3-dbg Package: libpcre3-dbg Version: 2:8.38-3.1 Priority: optional Section: libdevel Source: pcre3 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Matthew Vernon <matt...@debian.org> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 3.514 kB Depends: libpcre3 (= 2:8.38-3.1), libpcrecpp0v5 (= 2:8.38-3.1) Supported: 9m Download-Size: 692 kB APT-Sources: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages Description: Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library - debug symbols Dies ist eine Bibliothek von Funktionen zur Unterstützung von regulären Ausdrücken, deren Syntax und Semantik so ähnlich wie möglich zu denen der Sprache Perl 5 sind. . This package contains the debug symbols, This should be set to the 5years LTS timeframe (since its in main) and not to 9months. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pcre3/+bug/1710720/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
