[Bug 904864] Re: long_desc returns same value as short_desc

[michaelrawson]

Thank you for the attention-can you expand a little about the
translations?

I shall forward this to the main developer.

On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:36:06 -0000
Julian Andres Klode <juliank at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> That's kind of expected, the long description is not available there
> anymore. You need to look at the translations to find the correct one,
> as those have been moved out of the core Packages file.
> 
> I don't think that we want to work around this in any way in apt_pkg.
> 
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> Title:
>   long_desc returns same value as short_desc
> 
> Status in “python-apt” package in Ubuntu:
>   New
> 
> Bug description:
>   We are using apt_pkg as part of Lubuntu Software Centre, however we
>   have a minor problem.
> 
>   Using an instance of PackageRecords(), the value for a package's
>   long_desc and short_desc fields are the same. The piece of code we are
>   using is attached. (Look at the function from line 500 onwards)
> 
>   
>   python-apt:
>     Installed: 0.8.0ubuntu9
>     Candidate: 0.8.0ubuntu9
>     Version table:
>    *** 0.8.0ubuntu9 0
>           500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
>           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 
>   I'm actually using Mint 12 to submit this bug report, but this is a problem on Lubuntu 11.10 too.
>   If we're just getting it wrong, call us idiots, then tell us how to use it. :)  
> 
>   Example output for blender of printing both the the long and short
>   description:
> 
>   <snip>
>   Very fast and versatile 3D modeller/renderer
>   Very fast and versatile 3D modeller/renderer
>   </snip>
> 
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Title:
  long_desc returns same value as short_desc

Status in “python-apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  We are using apt_pkg as part of Lubuntu Software Centre, however we
  have a minor problem.

  Using an instance of PackageRecords(), the value for a package's
  long_desc and short_desc fields are the same. The piece of code we are
  using is attached. (Look at the function from line 500 onwards)

  
  python-apt:
    Installed: 0.8.0ubuntu9
    Candidate: 0.8.0ubuntu9
    Version table:
   *** 0.8.0ubuntu9 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  I'm actually using Mint 12 to submit this bug report, but this is a problem on Lubuntu 11.10 too.
  If we're just getting it wrong, call us idiots, then tell us how to use it. :)  

  Example output for blender of printing both the the long and short
  description:

  <snip>
  Very fast and versatile 3D modeller/renderer
  Very fast and versatile 3D modeller/renderer
  </snip>

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-apt/+bug/904864/+subscriptions