David, #6 means that servers SHOULD send a 416. But apt should support both, because it cannot rely on servers sending a 416.
#7, you have misunderstood. Yes, there is newer contents, and the server returns the current complete contents of the file in this case, and apt is *not replacing the file correctly*. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1157943 Title: apt-get update fails hash checks on https repositories when file size changes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1157943/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs