[Bug 1075260] [NEW] aptitude update fails to handle multiarch when given quoted dpkg::options

[Trevor Adams]

Public bug reported:

1) Release: Precise

2) aptitude 0.6.6-1ubuntu1
     and apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5 -- not sure what the protocol is for this or if the bug is at a common dependency.

3) Command run: aptitude -o 'Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef"' update
Command produces identical output as aptitude update with respect to amd64 and i386 or an error message detailing that the argument passed is invalid due to the extra set of quotations.

-- A separate system runs the above command, and it fails to allow us to
install 32bit libraries as needed for our systems.

4) Command only downloads the package lists for the main architecture of
the system.

Reproduction:

    aptitude clean
    aptitude -o 'Dpkg::Options::="anyoptioninquotes"' update | grep i386

There should be no results whereas:

    aptitude clean
    aptitude update | grep i386 

Lists the i386 repositories being hit.

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

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Title:
  aptitude update fails to handle multiarch when given quoted
  dpkg::options

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1) Release: Precise

  2) aptitude 0.6.6-1ubuntu1
       and apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5 -- not sure what the protocol is for this or if the bug is at a common dependency.

  3) Command run: aptitude -o 'Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef"' update
  Command produces identical output as aptitude update with respect to amd64 and i386 or an error message detailing that the argument passed is invalid due to the extra set of quotations.

  -- A separate system runs the above command, and it fails to allow us
  to install 32bit libraries as needed for our systems.

  4) Command only downloads the package lists for the main architecture
  of the system.

  Reproduction:

      aptitude clean
      aptitude -o 'Dpkg::Options::="anyoptioninquotes"' update | grep i386

  There should be no results whereas:

      aptitude clean
      aptitude update | grep i386 

  Lists the i386 repositories being hit.

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