What is the maximum allowed length of a line in /etc/apt/sources.list in Debian 8?
We modify the file /etc/apt/sources.list and change the url to point to a local artifactory instance for local builds. For the past few days, our build have been failing with the error: Line 1 too long in source list /etc/apt/sources.list. The token and url are NOT malformed - the length really seems to be the problem.
I experimented with the lengths and discovered that 1024 is the maximum length it seems to support. Is there documentation or code I can refer to confirm this?
Edit: Found some source code that looks helpful. Though I still don't see an explicit limit.
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We modify the file /etc/apt/sources.list and change the url to point to a local artifactory instance for local builds. For the past few days, our build have been failing with the error: Line 1 too long in source list /etc/apt/sources.list. The token and url are NOT malformed - the length really seems to be the problem.
I experimented with the lengths and discovered that 1024 is the maximum length it seems to support. Is there documentation or code I can refer to confirm this?
Edit: Found some source code that looks helpful. Though I still don't see an explicit limit.
debian apt
edited Nov 7 '17 at 6:33
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asked Nov 7 '17 at 5:10
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Which version of Debian? It may well be that older versions used a character array of some fixed length and newer versions use the C++ string so that newer versions don't set a limit.
– muru
Nov 7 '17 at 5:22
@muru. Thanks for the comment. Updated the Q.
– Vivek Kodira
Nov 7 '17 at 5:42
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We modify the file /etc/apt/sources.list and change the url to point to a local artifactory instance for local builds. For the past few days, our build have been failing with the error: Line 1 too long in source list /etc/apt/sources.list. The token and url are NOT malformed - the length really seems to be the problem.
I experimented with the lengths and discovered that 1024 is the maximum length it seems to support. Is there documentation or code I can refer to confirm this?
Edit: Found some source code that looks helpful. Though I still don't see an explicit limit.
debian apt
edited Nov 7 '17 at 6:33
GAD3R
26.6k1756110
asked Nov 7 '17 at 5:10
Vivek KodiraVivek Kodira
1155
We modify the file /etc/apt/sources.list and change the url to point to a local artifactory instance for local builds. For the past few days, our build have been failing with the error: Line 1 too long in source list /etc/apt/sources.list. The token and url are NOT malformed - the length really seems to be the problem.
I experimented with the lengths and discovered that 1024 is the maximum length it seems to support. Is there documentation or code I can refer to confirm this?
Edit: Found some source code that looks helpful. Though I still don't see an explicit limit.
debian apt
debian apt
edited Nov 7 '17 at 6:33
GAD3R
26.6k1756110
asked Nov 7 '17 at 5:10
Vivek KodiraVivek Kodira
1155
edited Nov 7 '17 at 6:33
GAD3R
26.6k1756110
asked Nov 7 '17 at 5:10
Vivek KodiraVivek Kodira
1155
edited Nov 7 '17 at 6:33
GAD3R
26.6k1756110
edited Nov 7 '17 at 6:33
GAD3R
26.6k1756110
edited Nov 7 '17 at 6:33
GAD3R
26.6k1756110
26.6k1756110
asked Nov 7 '17 at 5:10
Vivek KodiraVivek Kodira
1155
asked Nov 7 '17 at 5:10
Vivek KodiraVivek Kodira
1155
asked Nov 7 '17 at 5:10
Vivek KodiraVivek Kodira
1155
1155
Which version of Debian? It may well be that older versions used a character array of some fixed length and newer versions use the C++ string so that newer versions don't set a limit.
– muru
Nov 7 '17 at 5:22
@muru. Thanks for the comment. Updated the Q.
– Vivek Kodira
Nov 7 '17 at 5:42
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Which version of Debian? It may well be that older versions used a character array of some fixed length and newer versions use the C++ string so that newer versions don't set a limit.
– muru
Nov 7 '17 at 5:22
@muru. Thanks for the comment. Updated the Q.
– Vivek Kodira
Nov 7 '17 at 5:42
Which version of Debian? It may well be that older versions used a character array of some fixed length and newer versions use the C++ string so that newer versions don't set a limit.
– muru
Nov 7 '17 at 5:22
Which version of Debian? It may well be that older versions used a character array of some fixed length and newer versions use the C++ string so that newer versions don't set a limit.
– muru
Nov 7 '17 at 5:22
@muru. Thanks for the comment. Updated the Q.
– Vivek Kodira
Nov 7 '17 at 5:42
@muru. Thanks for the comment. Updated the Q.
– Vivek Kodira
Nov 7 '17 at 5:42
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Here's the source code for apt from Debian jessie, using 1024-character array as a buffer:
// CNC:2003-12-10 - 300 is too short.
char Buffer[1024];
In newer versions, the C++ std::string is used instead, removing the limit.
Note the code indicates that the Deb822 multi-line format (based on RFC 822) is also accepted in this version (see man sources.list for details). You might want to use it if you have problems with line length.
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Here's the source code for apt from Debian jessie, using 1024-character array as a buffer:
// CNC:2003-12-10 - 300 is too short.
char Buffer[1024];
In newer versions, the C++ std::string is used instead, removing the limit.
Note the code indicates that the Deb822 multi-line format (based on RFC 822) is also accepted in this version (see man sources.list for details). You might want to use it if you have problems with line length.
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Here's the source code for apt from Debian jessie, using 1024-character array as a buffer:
// CNC:2003-12-10 - 300 is too short.
char Buffer[1024];
In newer versions, the C++ std::string is used instead, removing the limit.
Note the code indicates that the Deb822 multi-line format (based on RFC 822) is also accepted in this version (see man sources.list for details). You might want to use it if you have problems with line length.
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Here's the source code for apt from Debian jessie, using 1024-character array as a buffer:
// CNC:2003-12-10 - 300 is too short.
char Buffer[1024];
In newer versions, the C++ std::string is used instead, removing the limit.
Note the code indicates that the Deb822 multi-line format (based on RFC 822) is also accepted in this version (see man sources.list for details). You might want to use it if you have problems with line length.
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Stephen Kitt
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Here's the source code for apt from Debian jessie, using 1024-character array as a buffer:
// CNC:2003-12-10 - 300 is too short.
char Buffer[1024];
In newer versions, the C++ std::string is used instead, removing the limit.
Note the code indicates that the Deb822 multi-line format (based on RFC 822) is also accepted in this version (see man sources.list for details). You might want to use it if you have problems with line length.
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Which version of Debian? It may well be that older versions used a character array of some fixed length and newer versions use the C++ string so that newer versions don't set a limit.
– muru
Nov 7 '17 at 5:22
@muru. Thanks for the comment. Updated the Q.
– Vivek Kodira
Nov 7 '17 at 5:42