Bug#232893: /usr/bin/apt-cache: apt-cache search libsigc++ works, but not apt-cache show libsigc++
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.22
Severity: normal
File: /usr/bin/apt-cache
This does not seem to make sense:
# apt-cache search libsigc++
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libsigc++-1.2-5c102 - Type-safe Signal Framework for C++ - runtime
libsigc++-1.2-dev - Type-safe Signal Framework for C++ - development files
libsigc++-dev - Type-safe Signal Framework for C++ - development files
libsigc++0c102 - Type-safe Signal Framework for C++ - runtime
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# apt-cache show libsigc++
W: Unable to locate package libsigc++
E: No packages found
# apt-cache show libsigc++-1.2
W: Unable to locate package libsigc++-1.2
E: No packages found
# apt-cache show libsigc++-1.2-dev
Package: libsigc++-1.2-dev
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.23-ow1
Locale: LANG=zh_TW.Big5, LC_CTYPE=zh_TW.Big5
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgcc1 1:3.3.3-0pre3 GCC support library
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.3-0pre3 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
-- no debconf information
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