On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 01:18:50AM +0200, Matthias Ferdinand wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.5.27 > Severity: wishlist > > > example: "apt-cache show xterm" > > I have more than one Debian release configured in my > /etc/apt/sources.list file. From the output of the above command > it is not possible to associate the version listed to one of the > releases. > Only "apt-cache showpkg" lists a local pathname for the Packages > file in which the package name was found, and from that you can > deduce the Debian release name. > > I would love to see a line like > Debian-Release: sarge > or anything like this in the output of "apt-cache show"
The output format of apt-cache show mirrors the Packages file, and that is unlikely to change. Perhaps you would find "apt-cache madison" useful. -- - mdz
