[Cupt-devel] Bug#700708: cupt: why does cupt maintain its own apt repo database

[Ritesh Raj Sarraf]

Package: cupt
Version: 2.5.9
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,


Are there good reasons why cupt maintains its own database?
Can it not just reuse what apt has with it?


root at debian-zan:~# cupt safe-upgrade
Building the package cache... 
W: gpg: 'http://suwako.nomanga.net/debian sid': public key '99A7C5A21A9313A4' is not found
W: gpg: 'http://qt-kde.debian.net/debian experimental-snapshots': public key '93DD2AE2E79C8BAB' is not found
E: unable to open the file '//var/lib/cupt/lists/http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages': No such file or directory
W: skipped the index 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing main (binary)'
E: unable to open the file '//var/lib/cupt/lists/http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages': No such file or directory
W: skipped the index 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing contrib (binary)'
E: unable to open the file '//var/lib/cupt/lists/http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages': No such file or directory
W: skipped the index 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing non-free (binary)'
E: unable to open the file '//var/lib/cupt/lists/http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_Release': No such file or directory
E: unable to parse the release 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable'
W: skipped the index 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main (binary)'
W: skipped the index 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable contrib (binary)'
W: skipped the index 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable non-free (binary)'
E: unable to open the file '//var/lib/cupt/lists/http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-amd64_Packages': No such file or directory
W: skipped the index 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental main (binary)'
E: unable to open the file '//var/lib/cupt/lists/http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages': No such file or directory
W: skipped the index 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental contrib (binary)'
E: unable to open the file '//var/lib/cupt/lists/http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages': No such file or directory
W: skipped the index 'http://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental non-free (binary)'
Initializing package resolver and worker... 
Scheduling requested actions... 
Resolving possible unmet dependencies... 

The following packages are no longer needed and thus will be auto-removed:

cpp-4.6 gcc-4.6 gcc-4.6-base linux-headers-3.2.0-4-amd64 linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common linux-headers-amd64 linux-kbuild-3.2 radeontool ttf-freefont xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-wacom 

Action summary:
  11 automatically installed packages are no longer needed and thus will be auto-removed

Need to get 0B/0B of archives. After unpacking 53.6MiB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [y/N/q/a/?] 


root at debian-zan:~# ls /var/lib/cupt/
lists  lock  trusted.gpg  trusted.gpg.new.temp~
root at debian-zan:~# ls /var/lib/cupt/lists/
http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_Release
http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_Release.gpg
http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_Release
http___ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_Release.gpg
http___qt-kde.debian.net_debian_dists_experimental-snapshots_main_binary-amd64_Packages
http___qt-kde.debian.net_debian_dists_experimental-snapshots_main_source_Sources
http___qt-kde.debian.net_debian_dists_experimental-snapshots_Release
http___qt-kde.debian.net_debian_dists_experimental-snapshots_Release.gpg
http___suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages
http___suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-amd64_Packages
http___suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_main_source_Sources
http___suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_Release
http___suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_Release.gpg
lock
partial
root at debian-zan:~# ls /var/lib/apt/lists/
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_contrib_binary-i386_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_contrib_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_contrib_i18n_Translation-en
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_contrib_i18n_Translation-en.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_contrib_source_Sources
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_contrib_source_Sources.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_InRelease
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-amd64_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-i386_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_i18n_Translation-en
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_i18n_Translation-en.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_source_Sources
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_source_Sources.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_binary-i386_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_i18n_Translation-en
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_i18n_Translation-en.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_source_Sources
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_source_Sources.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_binary-i386_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_i18n_Translation-en
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_i18n_Translation-en.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_source_Sources
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_source_Sources.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_InRelease
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_i18n_Translation-en.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_main_source_Sources.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_non-free_binary-i386_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_non-free_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_non-free_i18n_Translation-en
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_non-free_i18n_Translation-en.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_non-free_source_Sources
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_non-free_source_Sources.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_i18n_Translation-en
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_i18n_Translation-en.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_source_Sources
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_source_Sources.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_InRelease
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-amd64_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_i18n_Translation-en
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_i18n_Translation-en.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_source_Sources
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_source_Sources.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_i18n_Translation-en
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_i18n_Translation-en.IndexDiff
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_source_Sources
ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_source_Sources.IndexDiff
lock
partial
qt-kde.debian.net_debian_dists_experimental-snapshots_main_binary-amd64_Packages
qt-kde.debian.net_debian_dists_experimental-snapshots_main_binary-i386_Packages
qt-kde.debian.net_debian_dists_experimental-snapshots_main_source_Sources
qt-kde.debian.net_debian_dists_experimental-snapshots_Release
suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages
suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-i386_Packages
suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_contrib_source_Sources
suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-amd64_Packages
suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Packages
suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_main_source_Sources
suwako.nomanga.net_debian_dists_sid_Release


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-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.7-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_IN, LC_CTYPE=en_IN (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages cupt depends on:
ii  libboost-program-options1.49.0  1.49.0-3.2
ii  libc6                           2.13-38
ii  libcupt2-0                      2.5.9
ii  libgcc1                         1:4.7.2-5
ii  libstdc++6                      4.7.2-5

cupt recommends no packages.

Versions of packages cupt suggests:
ii  libreadline6    6.2+dfsg-0.1
ii  sensible-utils  0.0.7

-- no debconf information