[Bug 1751225] [NEW] apt update hangs when repository url is redirect url

[Seyeong Kim]

Public bug reported:

[Impact]

When using redirect url on /etc/apt/sources.list

apt update command hangs

this is affected with commit
https://anonscm.debian.org/git/apt/apt.git/commit/?id=dd547ebaffd2aceb42e2908f1d5f0ab386af6cb1

In my test, moving below[1] code after[2]

[1]
###
if (ContentLength == 0)
    return true;
###
[2]
if (Encoding == Closes)
    Encoding = Stream;

###

it worked fine.

[Test Case]

echo "deb http://packages.cloudfoundry.org/debian stable main" >
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudfoundry-cli.list

apt update

[Regression]
TBD

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


** Tags: sts

** Tags added: sts

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Title:
  apt update hangs when repository url is redirect url

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  When using redirect url on /etc/apt/sources.list

  apt update command hangs

  this is affected with commit
  https://anonscm.debian.org/git/apt/apt.git/commit/?id=dd547ebaffd2aceb42e2908f1d5f0ab386af6cb1

  In my test, moving below[1] code after[2]

  [1]
  ###
  if (ContentLength == 0)
      return true;
  ###
  [2]
  if (Encoding == Closes)
      Encoding = Stream;

  ###

  it worked fine.

  [Test Case]

  echo "deb http://packages.cloudfoundry.org/debian stable main" >
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudfoundry-cli.list

  apt update

  [Regression]
  TBD

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