[Bug 789859] Re: add-apt-repository adds invalid deb line if PPA contains a -

[Vadim Peretokin]

Per Debian report:

From: Jordan Metzmeier <titan8990 at gmail.com>
To: 683638 at bugs.debian.org
Subject: RE: add-apt-repository adds invalid deb line if the rep contains a -
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:49:06 -0600
This bug appears to be filed against a version that does not exist in
debian. The current latest version in sid is 0.82.7.1. I was unable to
reproduce the bug using this version, so the problem may be specific
to Ubuntu.


Regards,
-- 
Jordan Metzmeier

** Changed in: software-properties (Debian)
   Importance: Unknown => Undecided

** Changed in: software-properties (Debian)
 Remote watch: Debian Bug tracker #683638 => None

** Changed in: software-properties (Debian)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  add-apt-repository adds invalid deb line if PPA contains a -

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in “software-properties” package in Debian:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

  1. Add the PPA that contains a minus (-), with add-apt-repository:
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa
  2. Removing the PPA with ppa-purge:
  sudo ppa-purge ppa:deluge-team/ppa
  3. Again, add the PPA with add-apt-repository:
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa

  RESULT:
  The file '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/deluge-team-ppa-natty.list' now contains an invalid third line that says 'ain':

  rune at runescomp:~/Desktop$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deluge-team-ppa-natty.list
  deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/deluge-team/ppa/ubuntu natty main
  deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/deluge-team/ppa/ubuntu natty main
  ain

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: python-software-properties 0.80.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-0.5~20110427-generic 2.6.39-rc5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.39-0-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun May 29 14:20:37 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_DK:en
   LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-28 (30 days ago)

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