[Bug 987264] Re: apt-add-repository shouldn't add deb-src line automatically

[jhansonxi]

This also affects the Opera repository:

add-apt-repository "deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free"
...
apt-get update
...
W: Failed to fetch http://deb.opera.com/opera/dists/stable/Release  Unable to find expected entry 'non-free/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
...
tail -n 2 /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free
deb-src http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free  # <- WTF?

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Title:
  apt-add-repository shouldn't add deb-src line automatically

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

Bug description:
  `sudo apt-add-repository 'deb
  http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/project/jedit /'` adds the following
  lines to /etc/apt/sources.list:

  deb http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/project/jedit /
  deb-src http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/project/jedit /

  However, there is no source in that repository, so subsequent `sudo
  apt-get update` commands fail. The user will have to remove the deb-
  src line manually. It is not at all obvious why this is added, why it
  is needed, which file is changed, or how to fix it. The least
  surprising thing would be to simply add only the `deb` line.

  Possible solutions:
  1. Only add what the user asks for (principle of least astonishment).
  2. Same as 1, but *check* afterwards if there is a source repository, and add it if it's available.
  3. Add a --source or similar option to add the deb-src line.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: python-software-properties 0.81.13.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic 3.0.22
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Apr 23 14:04:35 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64+mac (20101008)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   LC_PAPER=en_GB.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-02-24 (58 days ago)

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