Canonical repos with Suite!=Codename cannot be mirrored

Easiest fix is to debmirror itself and add another special case per debian bug.

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Would also like to see this SRUd.

Added a more complete description in the debian/changelog, Thanks Daviey.

 * Resolve issue of not being able to mirror apt archives with the Release
   file set as "Origin: Canonical", by adding additional special case.
   Patch courtesy of Tal Danzig. (LP: #1174797)

Precise SRU

[Impact]

This debmirror defect prevents users of stable releases from mirroring certain ubuntu archives to minimize their network usage. In particular, it forces users of clouds to REPEATEDLY exit the cloud at network expense to archive ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com (the repository used to put newer versions of openstack on precise.)

The upload simply adds a special case for "Origin:Canonical" ubuntu archives to be treated in the same way as "Origin:Ubuntu" archives and the rest of the rules/logic remains the same.

[Test Case]

 * Reproduce:
 debmirror --debug --rsync-extra=none --host=ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com --method=http --dist=precise-updates/folsom --section=main --arch=amd64,i386 --nosource --no-check-gpg DIRNAME

In the error message, a tell-tale sign of the bug is a recursive "folsom"

[Regression Potential]

 * discussion of how regressions are most likely to manifest as a result of this change.
I don't foresee a regression unless we create NEW archives under a new Origin: ThereBeDragons at which point we may end up in the same situation. The folks involved with the Origin naming are subscribed to this bug. It seems unlikely this will recur.

[Other Info]

 * Tested against the Origin:Canonical repository (works), tested against Origin: Ubuntu (didn't break), tested against Origin: Debian (didn't break)

This bug was fixed in the package debmirror - 1:2.14ubuntu2

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debmirror (1:2.14ubuntu2) saucy; urgency=low

  * origin-canonical.patch: Resolve issue of not being able to mirror apt
    archives with the Release file set as "Origin: Canonical", by adding
    additional special case. Patch courtesy of Tal Danzig. (LP: #1174797)
 -- David Medberry <email address hidden> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:55:53 +0000

Hello Dave, or anyone else affected,

Accepted into raring-proposed. The package will build now and be available in a few hours 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 add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and 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!

Verified on raring by enabling -proposed. Verified with:
ii debmirror 1:2.14ubuntu1.2 all Debian partial mirror script, with ftp and package pool support

and verified against
ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com

and

us.archive.ubuntu.com

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 debmirror - 1:2.14ubuntu1.2

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debmirror (1:2.14ubuntu1.2) raring; urgency=low

  * origin-canonical.patch: Resolve issue of not being able to mirror apt
    archives with the Release file set as "Origin: Canonical", by adding
    additional special case. Patch courtesy of Tal Danzig. (LP: #1174797)
 -- David Medberry <email address hidden> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:55:53 +0000

Hello Dave, or anyone else affected,

Accepted debmirror into quantal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debmirror/1:2.14ubuntu1.1 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 add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and 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 Dave, or anyone else affected,

Accepted debmirror into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debmirror/1:2.10ubuntu1.1 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 add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and 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!

Verified both precise-proposed and quantal-proposed.

Precise:
ii debmirror 1:2.10ubuntu1.1 Debian partial mirror script, with ftp and package pool support

Quantal:
ii debmirror 1:2.14ubuntu1.1 Debian partial mirror script, with ftp and package pool support

verifed by pulling:
debmirror --debug --rsync-extra=none --host=ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com --method=http --dist=precise-updates/folsom --section=main --arch=amd64,i386 --nosource --no-check-gpg DIRNAME
(with broken package which didn't work and then adding -proposed and pulling with fixed package)
debmirror --debug --rsync-extra=none --host=ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com --method=http --dist=precise-updates/folsom --section=main --arch=amd64,i386 --nosource --no-check-gpg DIRNAME2
(which verified and did work.)

This bug was fixed in the package debmirror - 1:2.10ubuntu1.1

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debmirror (1:2.10ubuntu1.1) precise; urgency=low

  * origin-canonical.patch: Resolve issue of not being able to mirror apt
    archives with the Release file set as "Origin: Canonical", by adding
    additional special case. Patch courtesy of Tal Danzig. (LP: #1174797)
 -- David Medberry <email address hidden> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:55:53 +0000

This bug was fixed in the package debmirror - 1:2.14ubuntu1.1

---------------
debmirror (1:2.14ubuntu1.1) quantal; urgency=low

  * origin-canonical.patch: Resolve issue of not being able to mirror apt
    archives with the Release file set as "Origin: Canonical", by adding
    additional special case. Patch courtesy of Tal Danzig. (LP: #1174797)
 -- David Medberry <email address hidden> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:55:53 +0000