Re: Package question

[Johannes Wiedersich <johannes@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de>]

Aurélien Morelle wrote:
> Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
> > Aurélien Morelle wrote:
> > you could alternatively try
> > dpkg -S msgfmt
> >
> > What output does this yield?
> It yields this output :
>
> gettext: /usr/lib/gettext/msgfmt.net.exe
> gettext: /usr/bin/msgfmt
> gettext: /usr/share/man/man1/msgfmt.1.gz
>
> but it searches in installed packages whereas apt-file searches in 
> repository.

Yes. This was just to make sure it's not related to gettext having 
problems in installation. I get the same output.

> 'apt-file list gettext' shows also nothing.

So it appears, there is something wrong with apt-file. Sorry, I don't 
use it myself.

I guess we have solved your primary question, of to what package your 
file belongs to.

Johannes