Bug#103213: apt: wishlist: package replacement info

[elijah wright <elw@stderr.org>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.5.3
Severity: wishlist


this is definitely wishlist, so ignore it if you like... but... :)

it would be ultra-cool if apt-get, while downloading, could print out the package you have installed that is being upgraded - version strings, etc.  i like the fact that dpkg prints it when you're installing, and getting that same info from apt-get as i do a dist-upgrade or an upgrade could be pretty handy.

thanks so much, maintainer!

~elijah




-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux dns1 2.4.2-686 #1 Mon Mar 12 05:57:25 EST 2001 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6          2.2.3-6        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii  libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-0.01062 The GNU stdc++ library