Re: Debian package component belonging

[Jerome BENOIT <g6299304p@rezozer.net>]

Hi Again,

On 04/05/13 03:18, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>> Is there an easy way to get it from the .debian.tar.(gz|bz2|xz) ?
> 
> Look at the debian/control file.

I got this part.
I was looking for a ready to use tool to extract the components:
I guess I have to write my own stuff to do so.

  Look for the Section: field.

In fact it is what I was looking for.

  What
> does it say?  The "main/" is implied and so not included.  But any
> section that is other than main will be stated there.  If it doesn't
> say then it was expected to be in "main".

Ok

> 
> Continuing with my emacs doc example:
> 
>   $ grep Section emacs23-non-dfsg-23.4+1/debian/control
>   Section: non-free/editors
>   Section: non-free/editors
> 
> And of course that will be in the .debian.tar.(gz|bz2|xz) file.

Indeed

Thanks again,
Jerome

> 
> Bob