Bug#88792: apt: apt-cache check is documented but fails

[Adrian Bridgett <adrian.bridgett@iname.com>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.5.2

/var/cache/apt$ sudo apt-cache check
E: Invalid operation check

but:
/var/cache/apt$ apt-cache
apt 0.5.2 for linux i386 compiled on Mar  4 2001 19:51:04
Usage: apt-cache [options] command
  ...
   check - Check the cache a bit


The reason for this is that I was (with apt 0.5.0) getting:
~$ sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  aptitude irquery* libaspell6* libmng* libparted1* libpgsql2* libsnmp4.1*
  libxosd* lvm powertweak* ppd-gs* smpeg-gtv* starfish* xviddetect* 
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  apt-utils bwm debconf-utils debfoster dput gcc-2.95-doc gimp1.2
  gimp1.2-nonfree gnomp3 libansicolor-perl libgimp1.2 libmpeg1 libparted2
  libtimedate-perl libxosd0 loco mailtools nfs-server opera php-elisp
  powertweak-extra powertweak-text powertweakd tcpdump tcpstat tcsh xine
  xmms-goom xmms-synaesthesia xmms-volnorm 
6 packages upgraded, 30 newly installed, 14 to remove and 0  not upgraded.
E: I wasn't able to locate file for the opera package. This might mean you
need to manually fix this package. (due to missing arch)

(dpkg -s showed no opera packages, but:
/var/cache/apt$ apt-cache  showpkg opera
Package: opera
Versions: 
4.0-0beta5-20010103-014(/var/lib/dpkg/status)

Reverse Depends: 
Dependencies: 
4.0-0beta5-20010103-014 - 
Provides: 
4.0-0beta5-20010103-014 - 
Reverse Provides: 

Oh well, that error doesn't happen now so the apt upgrade must have fixed
that problem :-)

Adrian

Email: adrian.bridgett@iname.com
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