I can't verify that Jonathan Cichos answered Junichi Uekawa's question. Here is the debug trace for the case that I hit on my machine. Upgrading texlive-latex-base from 2007-14 to 2007.dfsg.1-1 on sid amd64.
$ (echo 'VERSION 2'; echo '' ; ls -1 /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-latex-base_*.deb | sed 's/^/x x x x /') | /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt -d >dbg1 Exception `NoMethodError' at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rational.rb:78 - undefined method `gcd' for Rational(1, 2):Rational Exception `LoadError' at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/xml/encoding-ja.rb:12 - no such file to load -- uconv Exception `LoadError' at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/http-access2.rb:31 - no such file to load -- openssl Exception `ArgumentError' at /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/date.rb:1519 - invalid date $ file dbg1 (stdout from apt-listbugs) attached. - Larry
Set XSD::XMLParser::XMLParser as XML processor. Wire dump: = Request ! CONNECT TO bugs.debian.org:80 ! CONNECTION ESTABLISHED POST /cgi-bin/soap.cgi HTTP/1.1 SOAPAction: "" Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 User-Agent: SOAP4R/1.5.5 (/114, ruby 1.8.7 (2008-06-20) [x86_64-linux]) Date: Wed Jun 25 10:53:44 -0700 2008 Content-Length: 1059 Host: bugs.debian.org <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <env:Envelope xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"; xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; xmlns:env="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/";> <env:Body> <n1:get_bugs xmlns:n1="Debbugs/SOAP/" env:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/";> <keyvalue n2:arrayType="xsd:anyType[4]" xmlns:n2="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; xsi:type="n2:Array"> <item xsi:type="xsd:string">severity</item> <item n2:arrayType="xsd:anyType[3]" xsi:type="n2:Array"> <item xsi:type="xsd:string">critical</item> <item xsi:type="xsd:string">grave</item> <item xsi:type="xsd:string">serious</item> </item> <item xsi:type="xsd:string">package</item> <item n2:arrayType="xsd:anyType[1]" xsi:type="n2:Array"> <item xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-latex-base</item> </item> </keyvalue> </n1:get_bugs> </env:Body> </env:Envelope> = Response HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:53:44 GMT Server: Apache/2.2.3 (Debian) mod_python/3.2.10 Python/2.4.4 SOAPServer: SOAP::Lite/Perl/0.69 Content-Length: 665 Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"; soap:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/";><soap:Body><get_bugsResponse xmlns="Debbugs/SOAP/"><soapenc:Array soapenc:arrayType="xsd:int[4]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array"><item xsi:type="xsd:int">363061</item><item xsi:type="xsd:int">483217</item><item xsi:type="xsd:int">356853</item><item xsi:type="xsd:int">483282</item></soapenc:Array></get_bugsResponse></soap:Body></soap:Envelope> fetching 363061 483217 356853 483282.. Wire dump: = Request POST /cgi-bin/soap.cgi HTTP/1.1 SOAPAction: "" Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 User-Agent: SOAP4R/1.5.5 (/114, ruby 1.8.7 (2008-06-20) [x86_64-linux]) Date: Wed Jun 25 10:53:45 -0700 2008 Content-Length: 741 Host: bugs.debian.org <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <env:Envelope xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"; xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; xmlns:env="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/";> <env:Body> <n1:get_status xmlns:n1="Debbugs/SOAP/" env:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/";> <bugnumber n2:arrayType="xsd:string[4]" xmlns:n2="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; xsi:type="n2:Array"> <item xsi:type="xsd:int">363061</item> <item xsi:type="xsd:int">483217</item> <item xsi:type="xsd:int">356853</item> <item xsi:type="xsd:int">483282</item> </bugnumber> </n1:get_status> </env:Body> </env:Envelope> = Response HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:53:45 GMT Server: Apache/2.2.3 (Debian) mod_python/3.2.10 Python/2.4.4 SOAPServer: SOAP::Lite/Perl/0.69 Content-Length: 6863 Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; xmlns:apachens="http://xml.apache.org/xml-soap"; xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"; soap:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/";><soap:Body><get_statusResponse xmlns="Debbugs/SOAP/"><s-gensym3 xsi:type="apachens:Map"><item><key xsi:type="xsd:int">483282</key><value><source xsi:type="xsd:string">unknown</source><found_versions soapenc:arrayType="xsd:string[1]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array"><item xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-base/2007-14</item></found_versions><done xsi:type="xsd:string">Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></done><blocks xsi:type="xsd:string" /><date xsi:type="xsd:int">1211936402</date><fixed xsi:type="apachens:Map"><item><key xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-base/2007.dfsg.1-1</key><value xsi:nil="true" /></item></fixed><fixed_versions soapenc:arrayType="xsd:string[1]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array"><item xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-base/2007.dfsg.1-1</item></fixed_versions><mergedwith xsi:type="xsd:string" /><found xsi:type="apachens:Map"><item><key xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-base/2007-14</key><value xsi:nil="true" /></item></found><unarchived xsi:type="xsd:string" /><blockedby xsi:type="xsd:string" /><keywords xsi:type="xsd:string" /><msgid xsi:type="xsd:string"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></msgid><id xsi:type="xsd:int">483282</id><forwarded xsi:type="xsd:string" /><severity xsi:type="xsd:string">serious</severity><owner xsi:type="xsd:string" /><log_modified xsi:type="xsd:int">1214347155</log_modified><location xsi:type="xsd:string">db-h</location><subject xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-latex-base: proba.sty copyright violation</subject><originator xsi:type="xsd:string">Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></originator><pending xsi:type="xsd:string">done</pending><tags xsi:type="xsd:string" /><fixed_date soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /><package xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-latex-base</package><found_date soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /></value></item><item><key xsi:type="xsd:int">356853</key><value><source xsi:type="xsd:string">unknown</source><done xsi:type="xsd:base64Binary">RnJhbmsgS8O8c3RlciA8ZnJhbmtAa3Vlc3RlcmVpLmNoPg==</done><found_versions soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /><blocks xsi:type="xsd:string" /><date xsi:type="xsd:int">1142344986</date><fixed xsi:type="apachens:Map"><item><key xsi:type="xsd:gYearMonth">2007-14</key><value xsi:nil="true" /></item></fixed><fixed_versions soapenc:arrayType="xsd:gYearMonth[1]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array"><item xsi:type="xsd:gYearMonth">2007-14</item></fixed_versions><mergedwith xsi:type="xsd:string" /><found /><unarchived xsi:type="xsd:string" /><blockedby xsi:type="xsd:string" /><keywords xsi:type="xsd:string">etch-ignore</keywords><msgid xsi:type="xsd:string"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></msgid><id xsi:type="xsd:int">356853</id><forwarded xsi:type="xsd:string" /><severity xsi:type="xsd:string">serious</severity><owner xsi:type="xsd:string" /><log_modified xsi:type="xsd:int">1211964122</log_modified><location xsi:type="xsd:string">db-h</location><subject xsi:type="xsd:string">Contains files without any license statement</subject><originator xsi:type="xsd:base64Binary">RnJhbmsgS8O8c3RlciA8ZnJhbmtAZGViaWFuLm9yZz4=</originator><pending xsi:type="xsd:string">done</pending><tags xsi:type="xsd:string">etch-ignore</tags><fixed_date soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /><package xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-latex-base</package><found_date soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /></value></item><item><key xsi:type="xsd:int">483217</key><value><source xsi:type="xsd:string">unknown</source><found_versions soapenc:arrayType="xsd:string[1]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array"><item xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-base/2007-14</item></found_versions><done xsi:type="xsd:string" /><blocks xsi:type="xsd:string" /><date xsi:type="xsd:int">1211919844</date><fixed /><fixed_versions soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /><mergedwith xsi:type="xsd:string" /><found xsi:type="apachens:Map"><item><key xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-base/2007-14</key><value xsi:nil="true" /></item></found><unarchived xsi:type="xsd:string" /><blockedby xsi:type="xsd:string" /><keywords xsi:type="xsd:string" /><msgid xsi:type="xsd:string"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></msgid><id xsi:type="xsd:int">483217</id><forwarded xsi:type="xsd:string" /><severity xsi:type="xsd:string">serious</severity><owner xsi:type="xsd:string" /><log_modified xsi:type="xsd:int">1211919847</log_modified><location xsi:type="xsd:string">db-h</location><subject xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-latex-base: Files by Donald Arseneau: Lacking license statement, or nosell and such</subject><originator xsi:type="xsd:base64Binary">RnJhbmsgS8O8c3RlciA8ZnJhbmtAZGViaWFuLm9yZz4=</originator><pending xsi:type="xsd:string">pending</pending><tags xsi:type="xsd:string" /><fixed_date soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /><package xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-latex-base</package><found_date soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /></value></item><item><key xsi:type="xsd:int">363061</key><value><source xsi:type="xsd:string">unknown</source><done xsi:type="xsd:base64Binary">RnJhbmsgS8O8c3RlciA8ZnJhbmtAa3Vlc3RlcmVpLmNoPg==</done><found_versions soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /><blocks xsi:type="xsd:string" /><date xsi:type="xsd:int">1145275422</date><fixed /><fixed_versions soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /><mergedwith xsi:type="xsd:string" /><found /><unarchived xsi:type="xsd:string" /><blockedby xsi:type="xsd:string" /><keywords xsi:type="xsd:string">etch-ignore</keywords><msgid xsi:type="xsd:string"><[EMAIL PROTECTED]></msgid><id xsi:type="xsd:int">363061</id><forwarded xsi:type="xsd:string" /><severity xsi:type="xsd:string">serious</severity><owner xsi:type="xsd:string" /><log_modified xsi:type="xsd:int">1213392357</log_modified><location xsi:type="xsd:string">db-h</location><subject xsi:type="xsd:string">Contains non-free runtime files</subject><originator xsi:type="xsd:base64Binary">RnJhbmsgS8O8c3RlciA8ZnJhbmtAZGViaWFuLm9yZz4=</originator><pending xsi:type="xsd:string">done</pending><tags xsi:type="xsd:string">etch-ignore</tags><fixed_date soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /><package xsi:type="xsd:string">texlive-latex-base</package><found_date soapenc:arrayType="xsd:anyType[0]" xsi:type="soapenc:Array" /></value></item></s-gensym3></get_statusResponse></soap:Body></soap:Envelope> Fail Exception: ArgumentError Error retrieving bug reports from the server with the following error message: W: invalid date It could be because your network is down, or because of broken proxy servers, or the BTS server itself is down. Check network configuration and try again
