** Description changed: With xenial dropping the bz2 translations files, trusty's debmirror (1:2.16ubuntu1) fails to mirror any translation files. This then results in the mirror being left in /var/lib/apt/lists/partial, and the mirror being effectively ignored. + + + [Test Case] + + With debmirror 1:2.16ubuntu1: + + debmirror --method=http --host=ppa.launchpad.net + --root=wgrant/experimental/ubuntu --dist xenial --section=main + --arch=amd64 --rsync-extra=none --i18n --verbose --ignore-release-gpg + tmp-wgrant-experimental + + Verify tmp-wgrant-experimental/dists/xenial/main/i18n/Translation-en.gz + does not exist. + + Rerun with debmirror 1:2.16ubuntu1.1 and verify that Translation-en.gz + now exists. + + + [Regression Potential] + + Old primary archive release pockets only list bz2, so there will be no + change in behaviour. But debmirror will now download gz too for post- + release pockets and recently changed PPAs, which could conceivably break + an untested gzip path in some client. But it's very unlikely.
** Description changed: With xenial dropping the bz2 translations files, trusty's debmirror (1:2.16ubuntu1) fails to mirror any translation files. This then results in the mirror being left in /var/lib/apt/lists/partial, and the mirror being effectively ignored. - [Test Case] With debmirror 1:2.16ubuntu1: debmirror --method=http --host=ppa.launchpad.net --root=wgrant/experimental/ubuntu --dist xenial --section=main --arch=amd64 --rsync-extra=none --i18n --verbose --ignore-release-gpg tmp-wgrant-experimental Verify tmp-wgrant-experimental/dists/xenial/main/i18n/Translation-en.gz does not exist. Rerun with debmirror 1:2.16ubuntu1.1 and verify that Translation-en.gz now exists. - [Regression Potential] Old primary archive release pockets only list bz2, so there will be no change in behaviour. But debmirror will now download gz too for post- release pockets and recently changed PPAs, which could conceivably break - an untested gzip path in some client. But it's very unlikely. + an untested gzip path in some client. But it's very unlikely, as rsync- + based mirrors have had the gz files for weeks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1565585 Title: Old debmirrors don't support any of xenial's Translation-* compressions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debmirror/+bug/1565585/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
