Intrepid: Xapian fails to find package when using quick search

Bug #261423 reported by Dave Morley
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
apt-xapian-index (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Michael Vogt
Intrepid
Fix Released
Medium
Michael Vogt

Bug Description

Binary package hint: apt-xapian-index

RELEASE: Intrepid
CD/DVD VARIANT: Ubuntu 32 bit Alternate cd
ISO BUILD: 20080826

SYMPTOMS: Typing anything into quick search and it fails to locate packages with that name

CAUSE: unknown

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
1/ install from the cd listed
2/ open synaptic
3/ see the package list
4/ type something into quick search
5/ Watch it fail to find the package

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Dave Morley (davmor2) wrote :
description: updated
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Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik) wrote :

Michael, can you have a look? Synaptic search bug from recent ISO smoke testing.

Changed in apt-xapian-index:
assignee: nobody → mvo
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Triaged
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Thanks for your bugreport.

Is this still a issue with the current alpha-6 livecd? I just tested it and it seems to work here.

Changed in apt-xapian-index:
status: Triaged → Incomplete
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Dave Morley (davmor2) wrote :

Works when typing in the full name of the app

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

It turns out that the problem is that it does not do substring searches. So:

Searching for gedit (full string) finds results
Searching for ged (partial string) does not

Changed in apt-xapian-index:
status: Incomplete → Triaged
Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in apt-xapian-index:
milestone: none → ubuntu-8.10-beta
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

This is available in synaptic in intrepid now.

Changed in apt-xapian-index:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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