Re: Apt and rsync... I know...
On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 07:53:43PM -0800, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 07:13:28PM -0800, Nano Nano wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 06:08:27PM -0800, Nano Nano wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 05:40:45PM -0800, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > > [snip]
> > > > mizar:[~] apt-cache show bash | grep-dctrl -sPackage,Version,Source ''
> > [snip]
> >
> > $apt-cache show fluxbox | grep-dctrl -sSource ''
> > Source:
> >
> > It appears not everything has a "Source" version.
> > If that line does not appear, may one assume that the source
> > .deb version == the binary .deb version?
>
> If Source is missing, the source package name is the same as the binary
> package name. If Source is present, but without a version, the source
> package version is the same as the binary package version. If Source is
> present with a version, that is the name and version of the source package.
The last time I checked, I don't think this was documented anywhere, and I
learned it more or less through trial and error with apt-listchanges. It
might be nice if it were added to whatever the authoritative .deb format
documentation is.
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- mdz
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