Bug#236526: apt-cache matches to much for regular expression '^bison$'
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.23
Severity: normal
-- Package-specific info:
-- apt-config dump --
APT "";
APT::Architecture "i386";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Default-Release "testing";
APT::Cache-Limit "10000000";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::userstatus "status.user";
Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/";
Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
Dir::Etc "etc/apt/";
Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
"Apt::Get::Purge";
-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --
-- /etc/apt/sources.list --
# See sources.list(5) for more information, especialy
# Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs
# CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
# Security updates for "stable"
#deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free
#deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main contrib non-free
# Stable
#deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian stable main contrib non-free
#deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
# Sources
#deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian stable main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
# Testing
#deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian testing main contrib non-free
#deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
# Sources
#deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian testing main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
# Unstable
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
# Sources
#deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
# Experimental
#deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian ../project/experimental main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian ../project/experimental main contrib non-free
# Mozilla
# deb http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla ./
# deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla ./
# GNOME 2.0
# deb http://www.gnome.de/debian/ ./
# KDE 3
# deb http://ktown.kde.org/~nolden/kde stable main
# deb-src http://ktown.kde.org/~nolden/kde stable main
# We get packages from testing/unstable for now
# cdbakeoven
# deb http://coyote.asoc.euitt.upm.es/mud/debian/ ./
# XFree 4.2/4.3
# deb http://people.debian.org/~branden/packages sid/i386/
# deb-src http://people.debian.org/~branden/packages sid/source/
# deb http://www.penguinppc.org/~daniels/sid/i386 ./
# deb-src http://www.penguinppc.org/~daniels/sid/source ./
# Java
#deb ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java/linux/debian woody main non-free
#deb-src ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java/linux/debian woody main non-free
#deb ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java/linux/debian unstable main non-free
#deb-src ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java/linux/debian unstable main non-free
# deb http://people.debian.org/~sgybas/jdk13
# LyX & others (now in debian/unstable)
# deb ftp://ntama.uni-mainz.de/pub/debian unofficial/
# deb-src ftp://ntama.uni-mainz.de/pub/debian unofficial/
# Evolution
#deb ftp://ftp.ximian.com/pub/debian stable main
#deb-src ftp://ftp.ximian.com/pub/debian stable main
# Blades Repository (pppoeconf & co)
# deb http://people.debian.org/~blade/testing ./
# deb-src http://people.debian.org/~blade/testing ./
# Wine CVS snapshot
# deb http://people.debian.org/~andreas/debian wine main
# deb-src http://people.debian.org/~andreas/debian wine main
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r3 _Potato_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20010427)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main
deb http://marillat.free.fr/ unstable main
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.1
Locale: LANG=de_DE@euro, LC_CTYPE=de_DE@euro
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgcc1 1:3.3.3-0pre2 GCC support library
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.3-0pre2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
-- no debconf information
apt-cache search --names-only 'bison' returns 3 matches:bison,bison++
and bison-1.35, which is correct.
But apt-cache search --names-only '^bison$' still returns two: bison and
bison++ !
egrep gets it right.
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