[Bug 1027551] Re: add-apt-repository should have an option to ONLY add "deb" entry

[Robert Roth]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 621977 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/621977

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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 621977
   If deb-src lines are going to be added automatically, they shouldn't be enabled and slowing down apt-get update.

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Title:
  add-apt-repository should have an option to ONLY add "deb" entry

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

Bug description:
  Some software repository doesn't provide sourcecode, so adding deb-src for them will cause problem (404 Not Found).
  I suggest add a "--no-source/--without-source" option to prevent add-apt-repository to add such line.
  *update* please name your prefered option name as I'm not a good namer.

  this should be a wishlist tag...(thanks ;)

  ===temporary dirty workaround===

  --after--
  add-apt-repository "deb <repository url>"
  --execute--
  add-apt-repository --remove "deb-src <repository url>" > /dev/null

  #add-apt-repository will errorly attempt to find "deb-src-src" entry
  as well so throw the error message away, this is also a malfunction
  anyway.

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