Re: When will packages.debian.org be available again?

[Chema <chema.news.gmane@zarco.cjb.net>]

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 17:55:49 -0600
Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:

HV> Greg Folkert wrote:
HV> > On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 15:51, Neodym123 wrote:
HV> > 
HV> >>Hi!
HV> >>
HV> >>Does anyone know, when the packages list and search on
HV> >www.debian.org>will be available again?
HV> > 
HV> > 
HV> > apt-cache search <search term>
HV> > 
HV> > Does just fine!!!!!

apt-cache only works with installed packages, as the name implies.
 
HV> Having installed apt-file...
HV> 
HV> apt-file search CD-Writing-HOWTO.gz (previous post) produces zip...
HV> so does apt-cache search...
HV> 
HV> because wherever that package is is not in my sources...
HV> 
HV> but searching in www.debian.org is (was...) very quick and complete.

apt-file works with any package, no matter if you have downloaded/installed it, becouse it uses the "Contents-<arch>.gz" file of a distro as a index:

bash-2.05b$ apt-file search CD-Writing-HOWTO.gz
doc-linux-fr-text: usr/share/doc/HOWTO/fr-txt/CD-Writing-HOWTO.gz
doc-linux-text: usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/CD-Writing-HOWTO.gz

I think you need an "apt-file update" to get the Contents.gz (did you Readed The Fine Manual??).  You can also try this, after the apt-file update:

bash-2.05b$ zgrep CD-Writing-HOWTO.gz /var/cache/apt/<mirror>_debian_dists_sid_Contents-<arch>.gz 
usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-txt/CD-Writing-HOWTO.gz       doc/doc-linux-text
usr/share/doc/HOWTO/fr-txt/CD-Writing-HOWTO.gz    doc/doc-linux-fr-text