excessive backup pkgcache.bin files retained

Hello Michael, or anyone else affected,

Accepted apt into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.4 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please change the bug tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not, change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hello Michael, or anyone else affected,

Accepted apt into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please change the bug tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not, change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

I've verified that apt version 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5 from precise-proposed fixes the bug described in the test case of the bug description.

The verification of this Stable Release Update has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5

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apt (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc:
    - Fix crash if the cache is remapped while writing a Provides version
      (LP: #1066445).

apt (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.4) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  [ David Kalnischkies ]
  * apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc:
    - do not run into loop on new-pre-depends-breaks (Closes: #673536)
      LP: #1050791
  * apt-pkg/cachefile.cc:
    - clean up lost atomic cachefiles with 'clean' (Closes: #650513)
      LP: #1050779

  [ TJ ]
  * apt-pkg/contrib/netrc.cc:
    - increase LOGINSIZE/PASSWORDSIZE limits and add proper error
      if the limits are reached (LP: #1065429)

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * lp:~mvo/apt/lp346386-precise:
    - fail gracefully when a InRelease file is not valid, e.g. behind
      paywalls (LP: #346386)
 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:42:45 +0100