Bug#183084: apt-cache man page's -a is the default and no antidote is mentioned

[Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: minor
File: /usr/bin/apt-cache

apt-cache manpage:
       -a

       --all-versions
              Print full records for all  available  versions,  this  is  only
              applicable   to   the   show   command.    Configuration   Item:
              APT::Cache::AllVersions.

that's funny. i was looking for a way to stop this apparently
atrocious _default_ behavior.

wait, I found it, apt-cache --no-all-versions show 
well, mention it there, you do for other --no's
and stop showing all versions by default!

wait, even though you say 'only applicable to the show command', i bet
it got bent to this weird state to fix some other problem, and the
bender forgot it also affects this command. so bend it back with
caution. I.e. i am worried a global APT::Cache::AllVersions=no will
screw something else up, but i didnt check the source though.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux debian 2.4.20-k7 #1 Tue Jan 14 00:29:06 EST 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=zh_TW.Big5, LC_CTYPE=zh_TW.Big5

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6                        2.3.1-10    GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2       1:2.95.4-15 The GNU stdc++ library

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