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Broken links in packages search



If you type in the URL:

http://packages.debian.org/src:webmin-contrib

You end up with a page listing the following packages:

Package Search Results

You have searched for source packages named webmin-contrib in all
distributions, all sections, and all architectures.

Found 1 matching packages, displaying package 1.
Source package webmin-contrib

    * testing (admin): 1.160-2 [contrib]
      Binary packages: webmin-filemanager, webmin-qmailadmin,
webmin-sentry, webmin-telnet
    * unstable (admin): 1.160-2 [contrib]
      Binary packages: webmin-filemanager, webmin-qmailadmin,
webmin-sentry, webmin-telnet


Clicking any of the individual package links on that page result in
a 404 error.

However, typing in:

http://packages.debian.org/webmin-filemanager

yields this:

Package Search Results

You have searched for packages named webmin-filemanager in all
distributions, all sections, and all architectures.

Found 1 matching packages, displaying package 1.
Package webmin-filemanager

    * testing (admin): File manager module for webmin [contrib]
      1.160-2: all
    * unstable (admin): File manager module for webmin [contrib]
      1.160-2: all

Clicking on either the "testing" or "unstable" link leads to the
correct page.

I believe the problem is that the source package page constructs links
like this:

http://packages.debian.org/testing/contrib/admin/webmin-filemanager

While the individual package pages construct links like this:

http://packages.debian.org/testing/admin/webmin-filemanager

Notice that the first link includes a contrib/ directory that the
second link does not.  The other three webmin packages listed in
the original page show the same behavior.

I hope this information has been helpful.

-Roberto Sanchez

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