Package: apt
Version: 2.5.5
Severity: normal

"apt-cache rdepends --installed" outputs false positives.
For instance:

zira:~> apt-cache rdepends --installed libpcre3:amd64
libpcre3
Reverse Depends:
[...]
  grep
[...]

But according to "dpkg -s grep":

Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpcre2-8-0 (>= 10.32)

there is no libpcre3!

I'm wondering whether apt is confused by old grep versions
(which depend on libpcre3, but they are not the currently
installed version).

-- Package-specific info:

-- apt-config dump --

APT "";
APT::Architecture "amd64";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "1";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
APT::Sandbox "";
APT::Sandbox::User "_apt";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*-[a-z0-9]*$";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages "";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "gnumach-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-modules";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-kernel";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections "";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "contrib/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "non-free/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "tasks";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "contrib/tasks";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "non-free/tasks";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections "";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "contrib/oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "non-free/oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs";
APT::AutoRemove "";
APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant "false";
APT::Clean-Installed "false";
APT::Update "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "test -x /usr/bin/apt-show-versions || exit 
0 ; apt-show-versions -i";
APT::Architectures "";
APT::Architectures:: "amd64";
APT::Compressor "";
APT::Compressor::. "";
APT::Compressor::.::Name ".";
APT::Compressor::.::Extension "";
APT::Compressor::.::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::.::Cost "0";
APT::Compressor::zstd "";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Name "zstd";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Extension ".zst";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Binary "zstd";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Cost "60";
APT::Compressor::zstd::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::zstd::CompressArg:: "-19";
APT::Compressor::zstd::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::zstd::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lz4 "";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Name "lz4";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Extension ".lz4";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Binary "lz4";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Cost "50";
APT::Compressor::lz4::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lz4::CompressArg:: "-1";
APT::Compressor::lz4::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lz4::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::gzip "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "100";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-6n";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::xz "";
APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "200";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::bzip2 "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "300";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lzma "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "400";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states";
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::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrcparts "auth.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d";
Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg";
Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d";
Dir::Etc::apt-listchanges-main "listchanges.conf";
Dir::Etc::apt-listchanges-parts "listchanges.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::apt-file-main "apt-file.conf";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::solvers "";
Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers";
Dir::Bin::planners "";
Dir::Bin::planners:: "/usr/lib/apt/planners";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
Dir::Bin::gzip "/bin/gzip";
Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2";
Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Bin::lz4 "/usr/bin/lz4";
Dir::Bin::zstd "/usr/bin/zstd";
Dir::Bin::lzma "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Media "";
Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom";
Dir::Log "var/log/apt";
Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log";
Dir::Log::History "history.log";
Dir::Log::Planner "eipp.log.xz";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently "";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.ucf-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.distUpgrade$";
Acquire "";
Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories "0";
Acquire::AllowWeakRepositories "0";
Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories "0";
Acquire::cdrom "";
Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom";
Acquire::IndexTargets "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::MetaKey 
"$(COMPONENT)/binary-$(ARCHITECTURE)/Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::flatMetaKey "Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::ShortDescription "Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) 
$(ARCHITECTURE) Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::Optional "0";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::MetaKey 
"$(COMPONENT)/i18n/Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::flatMetaKey "$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::ShortDescription 
"Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) 
Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) 
Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb::MetaKey 
"$(COMPONENT)/Contents-$(ARCHITECTURE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb::ShortDescription 
"Contents-$(ARCHITECTURE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) 
$(ARCHITECTURE) Contents (deb)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb::flatMetaKey 
"Contents-$(ARCHITECTURE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Contents 
(deb)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb::PDiffs "true";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb::KeepCompressed "true";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-udeb "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-udeb::MetaKey 
"$(COMPONENT)/Contents-udeb-$(ARCHITECTURE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-udeb::ShortDescription 
"Contents-udeb-$(ARCHITECTURE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-udeb::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) 
$(ARCHITECTURE) Contents (udeb)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-udeb::flatMetaKey 
"Contents-udeb-$(ARCHITECTURE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-udeb::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Contents 
(udeb)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-udeb::KeepCompressed "true";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-udeb::PDiffs "true";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-udeb::DefaultEnabled "false";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb-legacy "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb-legacy::MetaKey 
"Contents-$(ARCHITECTURE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb-legacy::ShortDescription 
"Contents-$(ARCHITECTURE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb-legacy::Description "$(RELEASE) 
$(ARCHITECTURE) Contents (deb)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb-legacy::PDiffs "true";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb-legacy::KeepCompressed "true";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb-legacy::Fallback-Of "Contents-deb";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Contents-deb-legacy::Identifier "Contents-deb";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/source/Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::flatMetaKey "Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::ShortDescription "Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) 
Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::Optional "0";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Contents-dsc "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Contents-dsc::MetaKey 
"$(COMPONENT)/Contents-source";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Contents-dsc::ShortDescription 
"Contents-source";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Contents-dsc::Description 
"$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) source Contents (dsc)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Contents-dsc::flatMetaKey "Contents-source";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Contents-dsc::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) 
Contents (dsc)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Contents-dsc::PDiffs "true";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Contents-dsc::KeepCompressed "true";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Contents-dsc::DefaultEnabled "false";
Acquire::Changelogs "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin::Debian 
"https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/@CHANGEPATH@_changelog";;
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin::Ubuntu 
"https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/@CHANGEPATH@/changelog";;
Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline "";
Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline::Origin "";
Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline::Origin::Ubuntu "1";
Acquire::http "";
Acquire::http::TimeOut "10";
Acquire::Languages "";
Acquire::Languages:: "en";
Acquire::Languages:: "none";
Acquire::CompressionTypes "";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::xz "xz";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::bz2 "bzip2";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::lzma "lzma";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::gz "gzip";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::lz4 "lz4";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::zst "zstd";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Path "/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listbugs apt";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listbugs apt -T security -s all";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
DPkg::Tools "";
DPkg::Tools::Options "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listbugs "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listbugs::Version "3";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listbugs::InfoFD "20";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::InfoFD "20";
AptListbugs "";
AptListbugs::Severities "critical,grave,serious";
AptListbugs::IgnoreRegexp "FTBFS";
Aptitude "";
Aptitude::UI "";
Aptitude::UI::Package-Display-Format "%c%a%M %p %Z %24v %24V";
Aptitude::UI::Styles "";
Aptitude::UI::Styles::SolutionActionApproved "";
Aptitude::UI::Styles::SolutionActionApproved::fg "white";
Aptitude::UI::Styles::SolutionActionApproved::bg "green";
Aptitude::UI::Styles::SolutionActionApproved::set "bold";
Aptitude::ProblemResolver "";
Aptitude::ProblemResolver::SolutionCost "safety, removals";
apt-file "";
apt-file::Index-Names "deb";
apt-file::Parser "";
apt-file::Parser::Check-For-Description-Header "false";
Binary "apt-config";
Binary::apt "";
Binary::apt::APT "";
Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "true";
Binary::apt::APT::Color "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Show "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Show::Version "2";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::AllVersions "0";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowVirtuals "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Search "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Search::Version "2";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowDependencyType "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowVersion "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Get "";
Binary::apt::APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Get::Update "";
Binary::apt::APT::Get::Update::InteractiveReleaseInfoChanges "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd::Show-Update-Stats "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd::Pattern-Only "1";
Binary::apt::DPkg "";
Binary::apt::DPkg::Progress-Fancy "1";
Binary::apt::DPkg::Lock "";
Binary::apt::DPkg::Lock::Timeout "-1";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


-- /etc/apt/preferences.d/no-adobe-flash-plugin --

Explanation: For security, make sure that the Flash plugin is never installed.
Package: flashplugin-nonfree:any
Pin: version *
Pin-Priority: -1

-- /etc/apt/preferences.d/no-pipewire --

Explanation: pipewire is buggy
Package: pipewire:any pipewire-bin:any
Pin: version *
Pin-Priority: -1

-- /etc/apt/sources.list --

deb https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb-src https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free

# Security updates (previously "stable/updates")
deb https://security.debian.org/debian-security stable-security main contrib 
non-free
deb-src https://security.debian.org/debian-security stable-security main 
contrib non-free

# stable-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable-updates main contrib
deb-src https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable-updates main contrib

deb https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free

deb https://security.debian.org/ testing-security main contrib
deb-src https://security.debian.org/ testing-security main contrib

deb https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free

deb https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental main
deb-src https://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental main

# -dbgsym packages; see
#   https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2015/12/msg00262.html
deb http://debug.mirrors.debian.org/debian-debug/ unstable-debug main

# Debian Mozilla team - https://mozilla.debian.net/
#deb http://http.debian.net/debian experimental main

# Local repository for the default architecture.
# Update with "dpkg-scanpackages . > Packages" from it.
deb [trusted=yes] file:///var/local/apt ./

# Note: These are the default sources on all my Debian machines.
# Additional sources should be put in the sources.list.d directory,
# including local repositories for foreign architectures.

# $Id: sources.list 140432 2021-08-23 00:59:38Z vinc17/zira $

-- /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list --

# This file makes sure that Opera Browser is kept up-to-date
# as part of regular system upgrades

deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free #Opera Browser (final 
releases)

-- /etc/apt/sources.list.d/waterfox.list --

#deb 
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/hawkeye116477:/waterfox/Debian_Unstable/
 /

-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
  APT prefers unstable-debug
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 
'stable-security'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 
'experimental')
merged-usr: no
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, 
TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=POSIX, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.130
ii  base-passwd             3.6.1
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2021.1.1
ii  gpgv                    2.2.40-1
ii  libapt-pkg6.0           2.5.5
ii  libc6                   2.36-8
ii  libgcc-s1               12.2.0-14
ii  libgnutls30             3.7.8-4
ii  libseccomp2             2.5.4-1+b2
ii  libstdc++6              12.2.0-14
ii  libsystemd0             252.4-1

Versions of packages apt recommends:
ii  ca-certificates  20211016

Versions of packages apt suggests:
ii  apt-doc         2.5.5
ii  aptitude        0.8.13-5
ii  dpkg-dev        1.21.18
ii  gnupg           2.2.40-1
ii  powermgmt-base  1.37

-- no debconf information

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