Bug#1039907: apt-cacher-cleanup.pl clears/removes all cached packages on trixie

[Mark Hindley]

Gregor,

Thanks for your quick reply.

On Sun, Jul 02, 2023 at 03:37:29PM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote:
> Random notes:
> - IO::Uncompress::AnyUncompress is in both perl-modules-5.36 and
>   libio-compress-perl.

The system I reproduced on only has perl-modules-5.36 installed.

> - From a quick look at libio-compress-perl I don't see any recent
>   relevant changes.
> - I note that for de/compressing xz files libio-compress-lzma-perl is
>   needed,

Can you point me to the documentation for that, please? I have looked again and
still can't find it!

>   which is only Suggested by libio-compress-perl (and
>   Recommended by apt-cacher)

Installing libio-compress-lzma-perl pulls in libio-compress-perl and normal
apt-cacher decompression is restored.

I suppose the apt-cacher Recommends will need to become a Depends.

Chris, there maybe another issue with underscore encoding in filenames which I
am looking at.

Mark