Re: last build date of a package
In reference to a message from David Mosberger, dated Mar 28:
> This must be a FAQ but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere: with
> "apt-cache show PKGNAME", I can get all kinds of interesting
> information about a package. However, I don't see the _date_ the
> package was last built. Am I missing something obvious? (Yes, I can
> go to the "pool" and check the date there, but that's an extra step
> which I'd like to avoid.)
you can also go to http://buildd.debian.org/ and look at when the
autobuilder tried to build the package. this doesn't work 100% reliably
tho (e.g. if the log didn't get sent to the repository)
randolph
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Randolph Chung
Debian GNU/Linux Developer, hppa/ia64 ports
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