This patch simply deletes the option. I left the function itself in place to hopefully keep the patch applicable for future releases.
** Description changed: - Shouldn't automatic updates be disabled, as with other packages (e.g. - Firefox) ? + [Impact] + The --update option downloads content from a third party site (a URL hardcoded in the script) and then copies it into /usr/bin/youtube-dl. This is unsafe. - salisbury:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/youtube-dl; md5sum /usr/bin/youtube-dl + Unfortunately, the --update option is extraordinarily handy since + youtube frequently changes its web interface, which breaks the script. + Indeed the version of youtube-dl currently in Precise is broken as of + Nov 4, 2012 and can't retrieve videos. Running youtube-dl --update + fixes this by installing a new version of the script. However this new + script is a binary executable. + + [Test Case] + $ ls -l /usr/bin/youtube-dl; md5sum /usr/bin/youtube-dl; file /usr/bin/youtube-dl -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 159848 Feb 27 2012 /usr/bin/youtube-dl* bd2f1db2f3edafcbf207fab805d36e23 /usr/bin/youtube-dl - salisbury:~$ sudo youtube-dl --update - [sudo] password for bryce: + /usr/bin/youtube-dl: a python script, UTF-8 Unicode text executable + + $ sudo youtube-dl --update + [sudo] password for XXX: Updating to latest version... Updated youtube-dl. Restart youtube-dl to use the new version. - salisbury:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/youtube-dl; md5sum /usr/bin/youtube-dl + + $ ls -l /usr/bin/youtube-dl; md5sum /usr/bin/youtube-dl; file /usr/bin/youtube-dl -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 43730 Nov 4 20:50 /usr/bin/youtube-dl* 02c2a961099f067a8595ac771baed12a /usr/bin/youtube-dl + /usr/bin/youtube-dl: data + [Regression Risk] + The patch removes code (and functionality), so doesn't risk new bugs. The loss of functionality is intentional to fix this issue. + + [Original Report] + Shouldn't automatic updates be disabled, as with other packages (e.g. Firefox) ? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: youtube-dl 2012.02.27-1 [modified: usr/bin/youtube-dl] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Oct 8 02:04:53 2012 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fr_FR:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: youtube-dl UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (164 days ago) ** Patch added: "youtube-dl_2012.02.27-1ubuntu1.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/youtube-dl/+bug/1063469/+attachment/3424337/+files/youtube-dl_2012.02.27-1ubuntu1.debdiff ** Changed in: youtube-dl (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Triaged => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063469 Title: Disable --update option To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/youtube-dl/+bug/1063469/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
