On Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:06:52 +0000 Julian Gilbey <j...@debian.org> wrote: > tags 982371 +patch > thanks > > On Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 01:41:43PM +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote: > > Package: autopkgtest > > Version: 5.16 > > Severity: normal > > > > I tried running autopkgtest on a package I'm working on, and got the > > following messages: > > > > $ sudo autopkgtest > > /home/jdg/debian/spyder-packages/pytest-tornasync/build-area/pytest-tornasync_0.6.0+git20190716.9f1bdee-1_amd64.changes > > -- null > > [...] > > W: --force-yes is deprecated, use one of the options starting with --allow > > instead. > > Reading package lists... Done > > [...] > > > > The rest proceeded fine, and I have no idea where the "--force-yes" > > comes from. > > Well, I should have looked a bit harder; it is in > /usr/share/autopkgtest/lib/adt_binaries.py, line 121, in this command: > > rc = self.testbed.execute( > ['apt-get', '--quiet', '-o', 'Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true', > '-o', 'APT::Get::force-yes=true', > '-o', 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes=true', > '--reinstall', 'install'] + list(pkgs_reinstall), > kind='install')[0] > > The apt-get(8) manpage says: > > --force-yes > Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to > continue without prompting if it is doing something potentially > harmful. It should not be used except in very special situations. > Using force-yes can potentially destroy your system! Configuration > Item: APT::Get::force-yes. This is deprecated and replaced by > --allow-unauthenticated , --allow-downgrades , > --allow-remove-essential , --allow-change-held-packages in 1.1. [...]
We still support testbeds with apt (<< 1.1~exp1), so we'll have to live with the deprecation warning for now (it is not worth duplicating the code path to get rid of the warning IMHO). -- Paride
