* bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened
@ 2017-12-20 3:42 Dan Jacobson
2017-12-20 4:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: Dan Jacobson @ 2017-12-20 3:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 29777
Opening newer .deb files shows
no entry control.tar.gz in archive
gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
I used v in dired on them.
Ones from a year ago are unaffected.
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* bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened
2017-12-20 3:42 bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened Dan Jacobson
@ 2017-12-20 4:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-20 5:41 ` 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
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3 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2017-12-20 4:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 29777, jidanni
On December 20, 2017 5:42:19 AM GMT+02:00, Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> wrote:
> Opening newer .deb files shows
>
> no entry control.tar.gz in archive
>
> gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
>
> I used v in dired on them.
>
> Ones from a year ago are unaffected.
Examples of such files or URLs to get them would be helpful.
Thanks.
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* bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened
2017-12-20 3:42 bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened Dan Jacobson
2017-12-20 4:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2017-12-20 5:41 ` 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
2017-12-20 8:29 ` Michael Albinus
2017-12-20 6:22 ` Glenn Morris
2017-12-21 2:09 ` 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
3 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson @ 2017-12-20 5:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: 29777
>>>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
EZ> Examples of such files or URLs to get them would be helpful.
GOOD http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian/pool/main/g/getmail4/getmail4_4.46.0-1+deb8u1_all.deb
BAD http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian/pool/main/g/getmail4/getmail4_4.53.0-1+deb9u1_all.deb
I think it has to do with a change from .gz to .xz:
$ w3m -dump http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian/pool/main/g/getmail4 | grep -P \\d.debian.tar
[ ] getmail4_4.46.0-1+deb8u1.debian.tar.xz 2015-09-03 7.5K
[ ] getmail4_4.46.0-1.debian.tar.xz 2014-04-22 7.0K
[ ] getmail4_4.46.0-1~deb7u1.debian.tar.gz 2014-12-08 8.0K
[ ] getmail4_4.53.0-1+deb9u1.debian.tar.xz 2017-11-03 7.5K
[ ] getmail4_4.53.0-2.debian.tar.xz 2017-10-07 7.5K
In the minibuffer: "File mode specification error: (error Malformed Tar header)"
By the way, even trying to view ( v runs the command dired-view-file )
causes the BAD file buffers to get altered in memory:
When trying to exit emacs, one will be asked
Buffer getmail4_4.53.0-1+deb9u1_all.deb-INFO modified; kill anyway? (yes or no)
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* bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened
2017-12-20 3:42 bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened Dan Jacobson
2017-12-20 4:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-20 5:41 ` 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
@ 2017-12-20 6:22 ` Glenn Morris
2017-12-21 2:09 ` 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
3 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Glenn Morris @ 2017-12-20 6:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dan Jacobson; +Cc: 29777
Before you make a bug report:
1) search
2) try with emacs -Q
This is https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=878868,
which is not a bug in Emacs.
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* bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened
2017-12-20 5:41 ` 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
@ 2017-12-20 8:29 ` Michael Albinus
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Michael Albinus @ 2017-12-20 8:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson; +Cc: 29777
積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:
Hi Dan,
> GOOD
> http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian/pool/main/g/getmail4/getmail4_4.46.0-1+deb8u1_all.deb
> BAD
> http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian/pool/main/g/getmail4/getmail4_4.53.0-1+deb9u1_all.deb
If you are running a GNU/Linux system, you could try the new Tramp file
archive feature. Try with a recent Emacs from master
M-x load-library tramp
M-x url-handler-mode
C-x C-f http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian/pool/main/g/getmail4/getmail4_4.53.0-1+deb9u1_all.deb/
Note the trailing slash. You could even open
C-x C-f http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian/pool/main/g/getmail4/getmail4_4.53.0-1+deb9u1_all.deb/control.tar.xz/control
Best regards, Michael.
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* bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened
2017-12-20 3:42 bug#29777: Newer .deb files can't be opened Dan Jacobson
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2017-12-20 6:22 ` Glenn Morris
@ 2017-12-21 2:09 ` 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
3 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson @ 2017-12-21 2:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Michael Albinus; +Cc: 29777
>>>>> "MA" == Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:
MA> M-x load-library tramp
MA> M-x url-handler-mode
MA> C-x C-f http://free.nchc.org.tw/debian/pool/main/g/getmail4/getmail4_4.53.0-1+deb9u1_all.deb/
Hmmm. I'll try that some day. By the way, I wonder what FFAP users
should now use...
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