Bug#38139: minor issue] Is this a bug or a feature?

[Torsten Landschoff <t.landschoff@gmx.net>]

On Sat, May 22, 1999 at 10:42:29PM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
 
> Yes, this is consistent with the definition of the Package files, they
> describe the entire directy tree below themselves. By aborting quickly
> like that it -greatly- speeds up searching on a CD because you no longer
> have to stat every single .deb in all the binary-* directories.
> 
> I think the -a (--thorough) switches this off and makes it sweep
> everything. (Yes?)

Yes, of course. But shouldn't it notice the .disk/info file even if the
Packages file is in the filesystem root?

cu
    Torsten