[Bug 1309658] [NEW] Invalid comments in debian/apt.conf.autoremove

[Stoyan Stoyanov]

Public bug reported:

According to apt.conf(5) man page, the only valid comments in apt config
files are:

"Lines starting with // are treated as comments (ignored), as well as
all text between /* and */, just like C/C++ comments."

There are comments in debian/apt.conf.autoremove
(/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove) that start with '#' which breaks
other tools like augeas that follow strictly the definition of comments
in apt.conf's man page and rely on it to function properly.

1)
Description:    Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release:        14.04

2) apt:
  Installed: 1.0.1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1.0.1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The file can be patched by running:
$ sed -i "s/#/\/\//" apt.conf.autoremove

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Invalid comments in debian/apt.conf.autoremove

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  According to apt.conf(5) man page, the only valid comments in apt
  config files are:

  "Lines starting with // are treated as comments (ignored), as well as
  all text between /* and */, just like C/C++ comments."

  There are comments in debian/apt.conf.autoremove
  (/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove) that start with '#' which breaks
  other tools like augeas that follow strictly the definition of
  comments in apt.conf's man page and rely on it to function properly.

  1)
  Description:    Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  Release:        14.04

  2) apt:
    Installed: 1.0.1ubuntu2
    Candidate: 1.0.1ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 1.0.1ubuntu2 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  The file can be patched by running:
  $ sed -i "s/#/\/\//" apt.conf.autoremove

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