Re: KAptGet - Database questions
On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 02:56:24AM +0000, loply wrote:
> a) Is there no way I can use dpkg/apt-get to get the full information -
> including dependencies - of non-installed packages?
I guess you could use libapt-pkg-dev. (Note: I've never worked with
libapt-pkg-dev, but I guess that's what it's for.)
> b) Can anybody offer any general advice on simplifying getting info about
> packages irrespective of their status, source or type, given that one
> considers having to read through database files manually to be a bad thing
> (this is a frontend, not a replacement!).
again, use libapt-pkg-dev
> c) Any other comments?
Perhaps you can get ideas from dselect, kpackage, aptitude, gnome-apt and
stormpkg (and deity?). (Note: dselect (from dpkg) and kpackage don't depend
on libapt-pkg.)
Questions which are more apt-related can also be asked on
deity@lists.debian.org.
Good luck with your program.
Admar
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