Subject: apt: [apt-cache] display debin/contol information 'Origin:' with cmd 'search' Package: apt Version: 0.6.42 Severity: wishlist
It's is common for people to include 3rd party sources to /etc/apt/sources.list for files that have not been include din Debian yet. Or files that cannot be delivered through Debian project. The command: # apt-cahe search REGEXP is useful to see what's available. It would be very nice if it were possible to see which of the package are from outside of the Debian from this condensed liting. Properly set 3rd party package set debian/conrol header: Origin: Maintainer Which could be made available displayed with the "show" command. The best would be to append the value to the end of the one-liners, like this: # apt-cache show ^foo foo-utility - Do this and that [Origin: Maintainer] foo-additional - Do this and that [Origin: Maintainer] foo - The standard Debian utility Alternatively, a new apt-cache option could make the Origin appear as shown in the above example. -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; 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"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list present, but not submitted) -- -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ISO-8859-1) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.5-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgcc1 1:4.0.2-2 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.0.2-2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 apt recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
