[Bug 647045] Re: apt-cache rdepends returns cryptic error message

[Adolfo Jayme]

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Maverick)
       Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix

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Title:
  apt-cache rdepends returns cryptic error message

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “apt” source package in Maverick:
  Won't Fix
Status in “apt” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  apt-cache rdepends with a non-existing package now returns a cryptic
  error message in maverick:

  mdeslaur at mdlinux:~$ apt-cache rdepends blahblah
  E: Handler silently failed

  The same query in lucid used to return a much saner error:

  mdeslaur at mdlinux:~$ apt-cache rdepends blahblah
  W: Unable to locate package blahblah

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: apt 0.8.3ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep 24 14:07:09 2010
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_CA.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt

  == Regression details ==
  Discovered in version: apt 0.8.3ubuntu7
  Last known good version: apt 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.3

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