On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:40:46 -0400 Moshe Piekarski wrote: [...] > Apt-listtbugs output is less usefull on large upgrades due > to bugs scrolling offscreen > please implement paging for long buglists.
Hello Moshe, thanks for your feature request. I am under the impression that your need is a bit unusual. The reason is that apt-listbugs is most useful (I think), when using Debian testing or unstable and upgrading reasonably often. In this scenario, it is quite uncommon to see a very long list of RC bugs during one upgrade session... However, I see that you are using Debian testing, but apparently you do not upgrade very often (your system still thinks that bullseye == testing ...). Oh, and I also see that you configured apt-listbugs to also show important bugs, along with RC bugs. These two points might explain the bigger number of bugs that you encounter. I don't know whether I will consider implementing a paging option for apt-listbugs. A naive implementation could be feasible without too much hassle, but it would be too tied to specific tool choices (for instance, it could be written to forcibly use the "less" pager, but, what if a user has or prefers another pager?). Maybe a more general solution should be sought. Perhaps the use of a helper Ruby library, such as [tty-pager]? Unfortunately, it seems that this library is not (yet) included in Debian. Would you be willing to file an RFP bug for this library (or, better yet, to file an ITP bug and package it yourself)? [tty-pager]: <https://github.com/piotrmurach/tty-pager> > > > - -- System Information: > Debian Release: bullseye/sid > APT prefers testing [...] > - -- Configuration Files: > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10apt-listbugs changed: [...] > AptListbugs::Severities "critical,grave,serious,important"; > // AptListbugs::IgnoreRegexp "FTBFS"; [...] -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/ There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE
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