[Pkg-ia32-libs-maintainers] Bug#537689: Bug#537689: ia32-apt-get: exceeds apt limits

[Goswin von Brederlow]

reopen 537689
thanks

Michal Suchanek <hramrach at centrum.cz> writes:

> 2009/7/20 Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b at web.de>:
>> Michal Suchanek <hramrach at centrum.cz> writes:
>>
>>> Package: ia32-apt-get
>>> Version: 22
>>> Severity: important
>>>
>>>
>>> Since ia32-apt includes packages twice it exceeds the already insufficient
>>> hardcoded limits in apt.
>>>
>>> Reading package lists... Error!
>>> E: Wow, you exceeded the number of versions this APT is capable of.
>>> E: Problem with MergeList
>>> /var/lib/ia32-apt/lists/ftp.cz.debian.org_debian_dists_sid-i386_main_binary-amd64_Packages
>>> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>>
>> Not a bug in ia32-apt-get and not something ia32-apt-get can
>> fix. There is however already a bug against apt to increase the
>> default size. Closing this bug.
>>
> This is not a default size, this is a hardcoded maximum and the issue
> is only resloved by installing later version of apt (.7.21- something)
> that has a higher maximum.
>
> They were probably using shortint for this value or something like that.
>
> Thanks
>
> Michal

Sorry, totaly spaced on this. I confused it with the MMap cache limit.

I will add a versioned depend on apt (>= 0.7.21) on the next upload.

MfG
        Goswin