The limit is bug #504006. I am not sure when this was fixed in apt because the changelog entry which is posted on closing that bug does not seem to be present in the apt package changelog.
2009/7/20 Michal Suchanek <hramr...@centrum.cz>: > Package: ia32-apt-get > Version: 22 > Severity: important > > > Since ia32-apt includes packages twice it exceeds the already insufficient > hardcoded limits in apt. > > Reading package lists... Error! > E: Wow, you exceeded the number of versions this APT is capable of. > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/lib/ia32-apt/lists/ftp.cz.debian.org_debian_dists_sid-i386_main_binary-amd64_Packages > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > > --- /etc/apt/sources.list --- > # deb http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/ lenny main > deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main > deb-src http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main > > deb http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free > > deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free > > deb http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free > > deb http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.cz.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free > #deb-src http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool xserver-xorg-video-intel > > #deb http://www.virtualbox.org/debian etch non-free > > > #deb http://ftp.uni-kl.de/debian-multimedia/ unstable main > #deb-src http://ftp.uni-kl.de/debian-multimedia/ unstable main > > #deb http://ftp.uni-kl.de/debian-multimedia/ testing main > #deb-src http://ftp.uni-kl.de/debian-multimedia/ testing main > > deb http://ucho.ignum.cz/debian-multimedia/ unstable main > deb-src http://ucho.ignum.cz/debian-multimedia/ unstable main > > deb http://ucho.ignum.cz/debian-multimedia/ testing main > deb-src http://ucho.ignum.cz/debian-multimedia/ testing main > > deb http://www.lamaresh.net/apt lenny main > #deb http://www.lamaresh.net/apt sid main > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 5.0.2 > APT prefers stable > APT policy: (900, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Versions of packages ia32-apt-get depends on: > ii debconf 1.5.24 Debian configuration management > sy > ii ia32-libs-tools 22 Tools for converting i386 debs > for > > Versions of packages ia32-apt-get recommends: > ii fakeroot 1.12.4 Gives a fake root environment > > ia32-apt-get suggests no packages. > > -- debconf-show failed > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
