[Bug 1179999] Re: apt-get source ignores default release when source package selected

[Brian Murray]

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Description changed:

  When downloading source packages by source package name, apt-get ignores
  the default (or specified) release. This does not happen when
  downloading source packages by binary package name.
  
  I noticed this bug on our build server, which runs Ubuntu 12.04 but has
  sources for both precise and raring.
  
  Steps to Reproduce:
  1. Add an extra release to sources (i.e. add raring sources to precise)
  2. Attempt to download source package by source name:
-         apt-get source -t precise twisted
-   or: apt-get source -o APT::Default-Release=precise twisted
-   or: apt-get source twisted/precise
- 3. Source for twisted from raring is downloaded.
+         apt-get source -t precise twisted
+   or: apt-get source -o APT::Default-Release=precise twisted
+   or: apt-get source twisted/precise
+ 3. Source for twisted from raring is downloaded. (This is the bad behavior.)
  4. Attempt to download source package by binary name:
-         apt-get source -t precise python-twisted
-   or: apt-get source -o APT::Default-Release=precise python-twisted
-   or: apt-get source python-twisted/precise
+         apt-get source -t precise python-twisted
+   or: apt-get source -o APT::Default-Release=precise python-twisted
+   or: apt-get source python-twisted/precise
  5. Apt will automatically select the source package from the binary name.
  6. Source for twisted from precise is downloaded.
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
+ ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May 14 10:42:57 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120424.1)
  ProcEnviron:
-  TERM=screen
-  PATH=(custom, user)
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
- SourcePackage: apt
+  TERM=screen
+  PATH=(custom, user)
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  apt-get source ignores default release when source package selected

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When downloading source packages by source package name, apt-get
  ignores the default (or specified) release. This does not happen when
  downloading source packages by binary package name.

  I noticed this bug on our build server, which runs Ubuntu 12.04 but
  has sources for both precise and raring.

  Steps to Reproduce:
  1. Add an extra release to sources (i.e. add raring sources to precise)
  2. Attempt to download source package by source name:
          apt-get source -t precise twisted
    or: apt-get source -o APT::Default-Release=precise twisted
    or: apt-get source twisted/precise
  3. Source for twisted from raring is downloaded. (This is the bad behavior.)
  4. Attempt to download source package by binary name:
          apt-get source -t precise python-twisted
    or: apt-get source -o APT::Default-Release=precise python-twisted
    or: apt-get source python-twisted/precise
  5. Apt will automatically select the source package from the binary name.
  6. Source for twisted from precise is downloaded.

  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May 14 10:42:57 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120424.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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