Ubuntu
apt-cacher package

meta-release files are not cached - needed for 'update-manager -d'

Bug #309827 reported by Brian Murray
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apt-cacher (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned
Intrepid
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: apt-cacher

update-manger looks for some files at http://changelogs.ubuntu.com to see if there is a development release of Ubuntu available. These files are not cached by apt-cacher and subsequently a system using apt-cacher as its proxy is not aware of a new development release being available.

The files looked for are:

meta-release
meta-release-lts
meta-release-development
meta-release-lts-development
meta-release-propsed
meta-release-lts-propsed

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Here's a debdiff that will fix this and bug 291606.

apt-cacher (1.6.7ubuntu4) intrepid; urgency=low

  * Resolve POSIX syntax error in apt-cacher-lib.pl for Ubuntu distribution
    upgrades. Thanks Mary Gardiner! (LP: #291606)
  * Add regular expression to apt-cacher-lib.pl to allow meta-release files
    to be cached thereby allowing update-manager to see new releases
    (LP: #309827)

 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:39:57 -0800

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in apt-cacher:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package apt-cacher - 1.6.7ubuntu4

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apt-cacher (1.6.7ubuntu4) jaunty; urgency=low

  * Resolve POSIX syntax error in apt-cacher-lib.pl for Ubuntu distribution
    upgrades. Thanks Mary Gardiner! (LP: #291606)
  * Add regular expression to apt-cacher-lib.pl to allow meta-release files
    to be cached thereby allowing update-manager to see new releases. Ubuntu
    specific, see Debian bug 502985. (LP: #309827)

 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:48:22 -0800

Changed in apt-cacher:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote :

Accepted into intrepid-proposed; please test and give feedback here. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

tags: added: verification-needed
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Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote :

Accepted into intrepid-proposed; please test and give feedback here. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Changed in apt-cacher (Ubuntu Intrepid):
status: New → Fix Committed
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Steve Beattie (sbeattie) wrote :

As reported in bug 291606, I can confirm that with the version of apt-cacher in intrepid, 1.6.4ubuntu1, update-manager is prevented from seeing available upgrades when invoked as 'update-manager -d'. I have also verified that the apt-cacher in intrepid-proposed, 1.6.4ubuntu2, does permit update-manager to see available upgrades and verified that the meta packages from changelogs.ubuntu.com are stored in apt-cacher's cache. Furthermore, I walked through updating a default intrepid installation with all the outstanding updates and then upgraded the same instance to jaunty (after rebooting) all proxied through the intrepid-proposed apt-cacher, exercising it pretty effectively.

Marking verification-done.

tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package apt-cacher - 1.6.4ubuntu2

---------------
apt-cacher (1.6.4ubuntu2) intrepid-proposed; urgency=low

  * Resolve POSIX syntax error in apt-cacher-lib.pl for Ubuntu distribution
    upgrades. Thanks Mary Gardiner! (LP: #291606)
  * Add regular expression to apt-cacher-lib.pl to allow meta-release files
    to be cached thereby allowing update-manager to see new releases. Ubuntu
    specific, see Debian bug 502985. (LP: #309827)

 -- Brian Murray <email address hidden> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:43:29 -0700

Changed in apt-cacher (Ubuntu Intrepid):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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