[Bug 1274323] [NEW] apt-add-repository cannot add http: repository URL with custom series

[Casey Marshall]

Public bug reported:

I ran into this issue working with a private apt repository at
Canonical, in the context of adding a configured repository from a Juju
charm install hook, but it seems like a general issue which may affect
users of apt-add-repository.

I added a custom repo with:

apt-add-repository "http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise-
cat-haproxy main"

This appended the following to /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise main precise-cat-haproxy
deb-src http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise main precise-cat-haproxy

But what I wanted was:

deb http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise-cat-haproxy main
deb-src http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise-cat-haproxy main

I could see this affecting other users who maintain their own apt
repositories and want to specify their own series.

Environment details:

root at juju-canonistack-machine-17:~# lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
Release:        12.04

ii  python-apt                       0.8.3ubuntu7.1                    Python interface to libapt-pkg
ii  python-apt-common                0.8.3ubuntu7.1                    Python interface to libapt-pkg (locales)

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

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Title:
  apt-add-repository cannot add http: repository URL with custom series

Status in “python-apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I ran into this issue working with a private apt repository at
  Canonical, in the context of adding a configured repository from a
  Juju charm install hook, but it seems like a general issue which may
  affect users of apt-add-repository.

  I added a custom repo with:

  apt-add-repository "http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise-
  cat-haproxy main"

  This appended the following to /etc/apt/sources.list:

  deb http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise main precise-cat-haproxy
  deb-src http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise main precise-cat-haproxy

  But what I wanted was:

  deb http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise-cat-haproxy main
  deb-src http://archive.admin.canonical.com/ubuntu precise-cat-haproxy main

  I could see this affecting other users who maintain their own apt
  repositories and want to specify their own series.

  Environment details:

  root at juju-canonistack-machine-17:~# lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
  Release:        12.04

  ii  python-apt                       0.8.3ubuntu7.1                    Python interface to libapt-pkg
  ii  python-apt-common                0.8.3ubuntu7.1                    Python interface to libapt-pkg (locales)

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