On Sunday 31 May 2009 03:49:37 Peter Miller wrote: [...] >This goes for packages as well. Wouldn't it be great if > > apt-get install dns-utils > >instead of saying > > E: Couldn't find package dns-utils > >it said something more useful, like > > E: Couldn't find package dns-utils, did you mean dnsutils instead?
It is naive to think matching algorithm iterates on all items until it find the correct one. At least, algorithm use a sorted index with a dichotomy search. Nevertheless, your idea is interesting. But you should implement a function to match the nearest string in a set of strings. Take a look in spell checking libraries to have an idea how to implement it. -- Jérôme Pouiller (jezz AT sysmic DOT org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org