Bug#176597: marked as done (apt: man page says apt-get check does update)
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From: "Dan Jacobson" <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>
To: "Debian Bug Tracking System" <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: apt: man page says apt-get check does update
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Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: minor
File: /usr/share/man/man8/apt-get.8.gz
check check is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache and
checks for broken dependencies.
but
# ls /var/lib/apt/lists/|colrm 66|sort -u
Debian%20GNU_Linux%20SID%20%5fSid%5f%20-%20fsn.hu%20unofficial%20
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_contrib_binary
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_main_binary-i3
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_non-free_binar
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-i386_Packages
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-i386_Release
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Packages
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Release
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_non-free_binary-i386_Package
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_non-free_binary-i386_Release
lock
partial
# apt-get check
ls /var/lib/apt/lists/|colrm 66|sort -u
Debian%20GNU_Linux%20SID%20%5fSid%5f%20-%20fsn.hu%20unofficial%20
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_contrib_binary
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_main_binary-i3
debian.linux.org.tw_debian-non-US_dists_sid_non-US_non-free_binar
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-i386_Packages
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_contrib_binary-i386_Release
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Packages
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-i386_Release
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_non-free_binary-i386_Package
debian.linux.org.tw_debian_dists_sid_non-free_binary-i386_Release
lock
partial
# apt-get update
# ls /var/lib/apt/lists/|colrm 66|sort -u
Debian%20GNU_Linux%20SID%20%5fSid%5f%20-%20fsn.hu%20unofficial%20
lock
partial
therefore, one check does not update the package cache, so reword the
manpage.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux debian 2.4.19-k7 #1 Sun Oct 6 20:29:56 EST 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=zh_TW.Big5, LC_CTYPE=zh_TW.Big5
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.5-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-12 The GNU stdc++ library
-- no debconf information
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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 18:21:47 -0700 (MST)
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@debian.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#176597: apt: man page says apt-get check does update
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On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> check check is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache and
> checks for broken dependencies.
Surprisingly, the package cache is the directory with 'cache' in the name.
The lists directory is something else.
The terms used in the man pages and source code are entirely self
consistant, you're just not reading carefully enough. Please think more
carefully before filing bugs.
Jason
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