Debian Bug report logs - #372818
"apt-cache show <pkg>" should indicate which file server pkg belongs to

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: "apt-cache show <pkg>" should indicate which file server pkg belongs to

Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:09:34 -0400

Package: apt
Version: 0.6.44.1
Severity: wishlist

it would be nice if the first line of "apt-cache show <pkg>" output 
would indicate the server url that this package is 
located at.  i believe this will give users to be more confident about 
where the packages they are installing come from.  providing the release 
code name would also be useful.  thank you for your consideration.

mike

-- Package-specific info:

-- (/etc/apt/preferences present, but not submitted) --


-- (/etc/apt/sources.list present, but not submitted) --


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-686
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.3.6-13   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.1.0-4  GCC support library
ii  libstdc++6                    4.1.0-4    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

Versions of packages apt recommends:
pn  debian-archive-keyring        <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information

Message #10 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>

To: Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>

Cc: 372818@bugs.debian.org, Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#372818: "apt-cache show <pkg>" should indicate which file server pkg belongs to

Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:06:27 +0200

Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com> writes:

> Package: apt
> Version: 0.6.44.1
> Severity: wishlist
>
> it would be nice if the first line of "apt-cache show <pkg>" output 
> would indicate the server url that this package is 
> located at.  i believe this will give users to be more confident about 
> where the packages they are installing come from.  providing the release 
> code name would also be useful.  thank you for your consideration.
>
> mike

How about apt-cache policy <pkg>? apt-cache show <pkg> lists all
versions for that package without saying what would get/is
installed. Policy gives that information as well as the server.

Message #20 received at 372818-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Michael Gilbert" <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>

To: "Goswin von Brederlow" <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>

Cc: 372818-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#372818: "apt-cache show <pkg>" should indicate which file server pkg belongs to

Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:09:20 -0400

good enough for me.  shoulda done my homework before sending this in.  thanks.

mike

On 6/11/06, Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de> wrote:
> Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Package: apt
> > Version: 0.6.44.1
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > it would be nice if the first line of "apt-cache show <pkg>" output
> > would indicate the server url that this package is
> > located at.  i believe this will give users to be more confident about
> > where the packages they are installing come from.  providing the release
> > code name would also be useful.  thank you for your consideration.
> >
> > mike
>
> How about apt-cache policy <pkg>? apt-cache show <pkg> lists all
> versions for that package without saying what would get/is
> installed. Policy gives that information as well as the server.
>

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