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-- Real Problems

#24000: Bug in apt Version: 0.0.17-1bo0

 Summary: Couldn't locate an archive source for a package

 Status: Require Status file. 

#24717: apt dies early if one postinst/preinst dies

 Status: Requires dpkg modifications

#25104: APT should retry failed downloads

 Summary: FTP method has problems with busy servers

 Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism

         to control this desired behavoir.

#25176: Problem with FTP/firewall

#25458: Problem with FTP/firewall

 Summary: FTP method has no controls for firewalls

 Status: The 0.3.0 ftp method should probably use the configuration mechanism

         to control this desired behavoir.

-- Fixed but unclosed things

#25026: apt: Why do you list the packages you're _not_ doing anything to instead of the ones you are?

#22507: apt: apt-get - listing packages to be upgraded (wishlist)

 Summary: Feature request 

 Status: Fixed in 0.3.0 via the -u option

#21113: [Apt] In dselect, update dies and exits if the packages file is not found.

 Status: Fixed in 0.3.0

#22675: APT does not honor the --admin-dir option

#22836: Disk/Zip-Method for apt?

 Summary: APT does not provide a way to download packages onto a 

          removable media for another computer

 Status: 0.3.0 has substantially better support for this to the point

         that it is doable by using a separate configuration file and

	 the -c option

#27601: srange errors from dselect

 Summary: Couldn't locate an archive source

 Status: Require status file

         Believed to be fixed in 0.1.9, was not reproducable w/ given 

	 status file

#27841: apt: apt depends on a missing library

 Status: New versions of APT in slink have been compiled with libstdc++2.9

#23984: apt: support for "no_proxy" would be nice

 Status: Planed to be integrated into the new methods via the configuration

         file

	 Done - Use Acquire::http::proxy::host.com="DIRECT"

#25021: apt: Need some control over multiple connections

 Status: Probable that 0.3.x will have support for configuing some

         parameters

	 Done - Use Acquire::Queue-Mode="access"

#25019: apt: Confusing progress report

 Summary: Gripes about the progress meter

 Status: I do not intend to implement very many of these ideas in apt-get. 

         The GUI will naturally be better

	 I think the new progress meter address basically everyone's 

	 concerns.

#25022: apt: Lack of feedback on date checking

 Summary: Wants to know what package files were not updated

 Status: There is no place for this in the current apt-get design,

         probably won't make the GUI either.

	 Wee, the new acquire code allows this, it now prints out 'Hit'

#26019: apt may report wrong line speed

#26433: apt: claims to fetch things it doesn't actually fetch (wishlist)

#28778: apt: apt's fetched message is wrong for update of packages files

 Summary: APT includes the fetch time from the local cache in its

          calculations

 Status: Probably will be fixed with new acquire code

         And it actually was fixed with the new acquire code

#26670: apt: apt-get dumps core after checking integrity

 Summary: Some terminal environments cause APT to crash

          Win95 telnet and emacs term-in-a-buffer are two at least

 Status: I have no idea why.

         Seems to be gone in .3, whatever it was...

#25001: apt: cleaned out archive even though not all files were installed

 Status: Apparently in some cases APT can return a success code even 

         though it failed. I'm paying very close attention to this in

	 0.3.x. Not to mention that the clean behavior will be 

	 configurable..

#28391: apt-get install without upgrading

 Summary: Make install leave the package in the keep state if it is already

          installed

 Status: Will be implemented in 0.3.0

	 Try the --no-upgrade options

#28373: apt package is missing information on ftp.conf

#29293: apt: Docs reference apt(8) but apt(8) not provided.

 Summary: The man pages have references to several non-existent items,

          ftp.conf is only one of them.

 Status: Fix the man pages. This certainly will be done in 0.3.0

#24799: Some suggestions for the apt method in dselect

 Summary: Wants to be able to specifiy -d from dselect

 Status: Likely a APT_OPTIONS enviornment variable will be created, -d can

         be put there.

	 There is already an APT_CONFIG in 0.3, APT_OPTIONS may also 

	 appear..

	 Use Dselect::Options "-d" and others

#29920: Wish for more verbosity on "has no installation candidate"

 Summary: More reports

 Status: Already fixed in .3

#29382: apt: apt deletes packages after installation without any question

 Summary: Obvois.

 Status: Fixed in .3, use Dselect::Clean "prompt"

#30027: apt: version comparison bug

 Summary: Version compare differs from dpkg

 Status: Fixed in all CVS versions.

#30260: apt: wishlist: do not return to main menu without prompting for return

 Summary: Wants to prompt after dselect update

 Status: Fixed in v3, use dselect::promptafterupdate "true";

#29441: documenting the codes for -s

 Summary: Apparently the simulation output is not immediately obvois

 Status: Someone should update the man page.

#24685: HTTP Proxy cache refresh

 Summary: Some caches hold onto the package index file for too long

 Status: It may be possible to insert the proper header to disable

         caching but I can't think how to do this while allowing

	 the cache to return cached objects - in effect it would

	 completely disable the cache which may not be desired.

         APT now sends a max age header. See the apt.conf(5)

#28172: HTTP Proxy cache refresh should be forced for corrupted packages

 Summary: Some problem resulted in a corrupted package

 Status: I belive this reflects a deeper problem and the suggested solution

         is only a band-aide patch. I intend to close this bug when #24685

	 is fixed with a configuration directive.

	 Use -o acquire::http::no-cache=true

#29351: poor error message after conffile update

 Summary: APT errors when the package file is not found

 Status: The new APT warns better and the error is not fatal

#30112: apt: internal error in apt

 Summary: APT gives an unclear error when it cannot correct dependencies

 Status: Error is clearer

#30324: apt-get lying about file dates in /var/state/apt/lists

 Summary: Doesn't copy the file dates right with file URIs

 Status: Fixed in v3

#30383: apt: dist-upgrade msg "E: Internal error, ScoredFix generated breaks."

 Summary: libc6 maddness causes bizzar problems

 Status: Fixed in v3 

#29983: apt: Wrong diagnostic, could be better

 Summary: It doesn't explicy say you should be root

 Status: Fixed in v3

#22892: Apt improvements

 Summary: Bails if an index file can't be found

 Status: Fixed in v3

#28184: apt could be smarter regarding mirrors

 Summary: Make use of redundant sources

 Status: 0.3.0 will likely do this, already the information for it is stored.

#27646: Apt: dpkg --merge-avail

 Summary: Suggestion to call merge avail after each update operation

 Status: Unlikely. The dpkg --print-avail functions should be obsoleted

         by the apt-query program which should be written.

         Use the dselect script, alias or something.

#26663: rsync file access

 Status: Unlikely, rsync does not provide the necessary support to be

         a terribly good method. I do not intend any 'split mode' 

	 support (ie a way to get Package files via rsync and .debs

	 via http) 

#27100: apt: Better support for project/experimental

 Status: GUI Feature - Version selection and pinning

         Honors the NotAutomatic flag

#30643: base: apt-get update problems with http-/ftp-caches (i.e. squid)

 Status: Fixed as best I can. Try the Acquire::http::No-Cache option.

-- Silly things

#26592: apt: Problems with ftpd in SunOS 5.6

#29903: apt-get insists onto sending a SIZE command

 Summary: SunOS ftpd does not support the SIZE command

 Status: Probably not worth fixing

#20723: Apt suggestion

 Summary: Package Grouping Mechanism

 Status: Who knows

#22550: apt-get upgrade could configure packages earlier

 Status: Who knows

#23934: apt-get source <package>

#27190: apt: installing source packages (wishlist)

 Status: Impossible to do without an index file for all source archives.

#22551: apt: wish: use dist X iff pkg does not exist in dist Y

 Status: GUI Feature - Version selection and pinning

#30237: apt: 0.1.9 checks dependencies against packages.gz

 Summary: For packages with identical version numbers APT prefers

          to use the archive index files

 Status: Yes it is sorta bad, but there is no reasonable solution.