[Bug 1263001] Re: add-apt-repository generates useless save files

[Anders Kaseorg]

Unfortunately, it actually does touch all of those files—it bumps all
their timestamps to the present. This destroys valuable forensic
information for future me trying to figure out when and why I added
these PPAs.

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Title:
  add-apt-repository generates useless save files

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

Bug description:
  When I run 'add-apt-repository', the script generates a save file for
  /etc/apt/sources.list and every file /etc/apt/sources.list.d. This is
  completely pointless, because add-apt-repository doesn't (and
  shouldn't) touch *any* of these files; it should simply add a new file
  to /etc/apt/sources.list.d.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: software-properties-common 0.92.28
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Dec 20 15:30:58 2013
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-21 (29 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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