Package: apt Version: 0.5.24 Severity: wishlist I would like to use apt-get source --tar-only to retrieve the upstream tarball by providing the upstream version number but not the debian release number. Currently this is not possible :
apt-get source --tar-only <package>=<upstream-version> fails, I currently have to say apt-get source --tar-only <package>=<upstream-version>-<debian-release> -Ralf. -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Get ""; APT::Get::Show-Upgraded "true"; 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/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- deb ftp://ftp.ens-cachan.fr/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb-src ftp://ftp.ens-cachan.fr/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb ftp://ftp.ens-cachan.fr/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://ftp.ens-cachan.fr/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free deb ftp://ftp.ens-cachan.fr/debian-marillat/ unstable main -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.20 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgcc1 1:3.3.3-6 GCC support library ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.3-6 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 -- no debconf information
