Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This showed up in #438551, and we fixed it by prepending LC_ALL=C to our >> call to u-a, but it would be nice if there was an interface to query >> update-alternative's status with respect to a particular alternative. >> Something which doesn't change with localization, and hardly with time >> (and if it does, gets an entry in NEWS.Debian). > > What about "readlink /etc/alternatives/xdvi.bin" ? > > Or did you specifically need the info about the status (auto or not)?
Yes, we needed to know whether it was auto or not. Regards, Frank -- Frank Küster Debian Developer (teTeX/TeXLive)

