[Bug 844196] Re: --ignore-missing doesn't work on apt-get download

[Daniel Hartwig]

> For example "apt-get download
> --ignore-missing htop ia33-libs" will stop on ia33-libs because the package
> doesn't exist but htop will not be downloaded then too.

Ignore missing applies to packages that fail to download correctly but
are otherwise known to apt.  The command issued is valid, but would not
continue due to transient errors..

In the reported case the package ‘ia33-libs’ is not known to apt, and
the command is invalid.  That is an entirely different situation than
--ignore-missing is intended for and should not be included in its
scope.  In my opinion apt should not include an option to support such
invalid commands, even if the package is only temporarily unknown due to
removed sources or e.g. removal from the archive.

It is nonsense to ask the impossible of administrative commands and they
should rightly fail.


** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Opinion

** Changed in: apt (Debian)
       Status: New => Opinion

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Title:
  --ignore-missing doesn't work on apt-get download

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion
Status in “apt” package in Debian:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 dev with apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu6. If a package
  can't be found on apt-get download the other packages aren't
  downloaded too. --ignore-missing doesn't force to continue the
  download. For example "apt-get download --ignore-missing htop
  ia33-libs" will stop on ia33-libs because the package doesn't exist
  but htop will not be downloaded then too.

  TEST CASE:
  apt-get download --ignore-missing htop ia33-libs

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