Package: apt Version: 0.5.3 Severity: wishlist apt-cache search should search the "Provides" field, in addition to the package name. In part, because of apt's success, we're seeing an increasing reliance on virtual packages, and it's becoming important to find virtual packages based on something other than an exact match.
[The particular problem I ran into was: what package(s) would I install to get a virtual package which had "perlapi" as a part of its name. When I was eventually told the answer, it was obvious, but `apt-cache search perlapi` gave me an empty result set.] Thanks, -- Raul
