Bug#37499: apt: Order matters: For options -sq for packages beginning with a digit

[mttrader@access.mountain.net]

Package: apt
Version: 0.3.4

Try this: apt-get install -sq 2utf (doesn't work)
Now this: apt-get install -qs 2utf (does work)
Now this: apt-get -sq install 2utf (does work)
And this: apt-get install -sq apt 2utf (also works)

When -q is right before a package beginning with a digit, nothing happens.

-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.1
Kernel Version: Linux mountain.net 2.0.34 #4 Mon Oct 12 12:05:11 EST 1998 i586 unknown

Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6           2.0.7v-1       The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files)
ii  libstdc++2.9    2.91.60-1      The GNU stdc++ library (egcs version)