severity 204156 wishlist retitle 204156 [apt-cache] More detailed reverse dependencies thanks
On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 04:51:17PM -0700, Joshua Kwan wrote: > apt-cache rdepends also matches replaces: and suggests: fields. > For example: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> apt-cache rdepends libbz2 > libbz2 > Reverse Depends: > libcoin40 > bzip2 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> apt-cache show libcoin40 | grep bz2 > Suggests: libfreetype6, libopenal0, zlib1g, libbz2 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> apt-cache show bzip2 | grep bz2 > Replaces: libbz2(<<0.9.5d-3) > > Probably also applies to 'Recommends' fields, I'd imagine. Either the > synopsis of the command should be changed or it should be rectified to > only show reverse dependencies. I understand that 'Suggests' is a > minor/harmless type of dependency; hence I suggest that it should be > immediately clearer in the output to the user which ones are Depends, > which ones are Suggests, etc. Indeed, it applies to all dependency fields, including conflicts, and always has. I agree that it might be nice if it could be more specific, but this is a feature request. It should be an easy one, though, so don't be afraid to jump into the code if you're familiar with C++. -- - mdz
