[Bug 972617] [NEW] add-apt-repository silently fails to add/reactivate a previously commented out PPA

[Moritz Naumann]

Public bug reported:

I had the xorg-edgers PPA activated on this system, but manually
commented it out the other day, ending up with this:

me at mypc:~$ sudo rgrep -Fi edgers /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list.save:# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list.save:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list:# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
me at mypc:~$ 

So I used add-apt-repository to re-add this PPA using "sudo add-apt-
repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa". I don't remember the exact output, but
there were no obvious errors or warnings reported.

Unfortunately this repository was still disabled, and no new entry for it had been added:
me at mypc:~$ sudo rgrep -Fi edgers /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list.save:# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list.save:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list:# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
me at mypc:~$ 

My expectation would have been that either a new, non commented, entry
would have been added for this PPA, or that I would have received at
least a warning saying that this repository was not added because there
is already a commented out reference to this PPA in a given file on a
given line (or just somewhere within my current APT sources).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: python-software-properties 0.81.13.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-18.31-generic 3.0.26
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr  3 18:25:40 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-properties
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-21 (165 days ago)

** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric

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Title:
  add-apt-repository silently fails to add/reactivate a previously
  commented out PPA

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I had the xorg-edgers PPA activated on this system, but manually
  commented it out the other day, ending up with this:

  me at mypc:~$ sudo rgrep -Fi edgers /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list.save:# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list.save:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list:# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
  me at mypc:~$ 

  So I used add-apt-repository to re-add this PPA using "sudo add-apt-
  repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa". I don't remember the exact output,
  but there were no obvious errors or warnings reported.

  Unfortunately this repository was still disabled, and no new entry for it had been added:
  me at mypc:~$ sudo rgrep -Fi edgers /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list.save:# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list.save:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list:# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-oneiric.list:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu oneiric main
  me at mypc:~$ 

  My expectation would have been that either a new, non commented, entry
  would have been added for this PPA, or that I would have received at
  least a warning saying that this repository was not added because
  there is already a commented out reference to this PPA in a given file
  on a given line (or just somewhere within my current APT sources).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: python-software-properties 0.81.13.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-18.31-generic 3.0.26
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Apr  3 18:25:40 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-21 (165 days ago)

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