ANNOUNCE: First official release of "apt-show-source" What is it? It's a perl script that parses the dpkg status file and that APT list files that end with Sources, without any options it prints out all installed packages and versions were a different version is available through your sources-list. The generated output looks like: Inst. Package = Version | Source Package = Version ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mtools = 3.9.6-3.1 | mtools = 3.9.7+20000821 sharutils = 1:4.2.1-1 | sharutils = 1:4.2.1-2 netbase = 3.18-4 | netbase = 4.03 ... For what do I need it? It's very handy when in your sources-list the "deb" entries point to stable and only the "deb-src" entries point to unstable. Until now i never found a good way to check if a newer version of package XXX is available through my source-entries. Now I can run: dschoen@rio:~ $ apt-show-source --package=console-tools Inst. Package = Version | Source Package = Version ---------------------------------------------------------------------- console-tools = 1:0.2.3-10.3 | console-tools = 1:0.2.3-14 Where can i get it? Currently it's available at http://www.debian.org/~dennis/apt-show-source/ or via apt-get with this sources-list entries: # apt-show-source deb http://www.debian.org/~dennis apt-show-source/ deb-src http://www.debian.org/~dennis apt-show-source/ Notice that I will only upload it to the Distribution if there's some feedback that it is used by someone. I don't see any sense of uploading when i'm the only user. Comments are very welcome. Dennis -- | Dennis Schoen | "Contrary to popular belief, | dschoen@rio.gt.owl.de | UNIX is a user-friendly Operating | http://www.gt.owl.de/~dschoen/ | System. It's just choosy about | +49-5207-923701 | who its friends are."
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