apt went "missing"

[OPNA2608]

Describe the bug
Between bdce0b3 and 6c45ecf, apt somehow got reintroduced into the repository (pkgs/tools/package-management/apt) but without an entry in all-packages.nix.

• It could be bumped to 2.1.18 - Out-of-date package report
• It doesn't compile for the same reason for which it was originally removed from Nixpkgs and I don't know how to fix it - bug report

  [ 33%] Building CXX object apt-pkg/CMakeFiles/apt-pkg.dir/acquire-item.cc.o
  In file included from /nix/store/kg2s3k77ifsyd59ac08mjmmjjmsvgsvg-gcc-10.2.0/include/c++/10.2.0/ext/string_conversions.h:41,
                   from /nix/store/kg2s3k77ifsyd59ac08mjmmjjmsvgsvg-gcc-10.2.0/include/c++/10.2.0/bits/basic_string.h:6535,
                   from /nix/store/kg2s3k77ifsyd59ac08mjmmjjmsvgsvg-gcc-10.2.0/include/c++/10.2.0/string:55,
                   from /build/source/build/include/apt-pkg/hashes.h:18,
                   from /build/source/build/include/apt-pkg/acquire.h:68,
                   from /build/source/build/include/apt-pkg/acquire-item.h:22,
                   from /build/source/apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc:17:
  /nix/store/kg2s3k77ifsyd59ac08mjmmjjmsvgsvg-gcc-10.2.0/include/c++/10.2.0/cstdlib:75:15: fatal error: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
     75 | #include_next <stdlib.h>
        |               ^~~~~~~~~~
  compilation terminated.
  make[2]: *** [apt-pkg/CMakeFiles/apt-pkg.dir/build.make:82: apt-pkg/CMakeFiles/apt-pkg.dir/acquire-item.cc.o] Error 1
  

• I need apt for another package to work properly (apt -> python-apt -> python-debian -> click: [WIP] Lomiri DE #108366) - packaging request?

To Reproduce

1. Search for apt package -> not packaged
2. Search in Nixpkgs repo -> but package code exists?
3. Check commit/PR history -> Default gcc to gcc9 #68029 (staging) removed all apt code, apt: 1.4.6 -> 1.8.4 #69571 (master) bumped apt

Expected behavior
apt being either in all-packages.nix or missing from the repository completely. Preferably, a working apt derivation.

Screenshots

Additional context
#108366

Notify maintainers
@cstrahan, package maintainer for apt
@georgyo, last bump to package
@fpletz, originally removed the package

Metadata

• system: "x86_64-linux"
• host os: Linux 5.9.16, NixOS, 20.09.2642.88f00e7e12d (Nightingale)
• multi-user?: yes
• sandbox: yes
• version: nix-env (Nix) 2.3.10
• channels(root): "nixos-20.09.2642.88f00e7e12d"
• channels(bt1cn): "unstable-21.03pre259928.2f47650c2f2"
• nixpkgs: /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixos

Maintainer information:

# a list of nixpkgs attributes affected by the problem
attribute: [ apt ]
# a list of nixos modules affected by the problem
module:

[iblech]

FWIW, I briefly looked into this: Switching to gcc9 hides the detailed error message, but compilation still fails.

[tobim]

I looked into this a little. #113180 fixes the build, but the binary that can be produced is far from functional. strace reveals that apt expects several other files relative to its install location to exist.

As the package is currently defunct and unreachable, I think it is best to remove it.

[stale]

I marked this as stale due to inactivity. → More info

[OPNA2608]

Bump, pkgs/tools/package-management/apt/default.nix still exists.