Bug#286853: /usr/bin/apt-cache: Suggestion for improved readability and post-processing of depends/rdepends output

[Dennis Henriksen <opus@osrl.net>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.5.27
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/bin/apt-cache


At present choices in the dependices are marked by prefixing 
the first of the choices with a '|' in the output from apt-cache
depends/rdepends ops. By appending this mark, instead the readabillity
would be increased, and post-processing would be eased.

-- Package-specific info:

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


-- /etc/apt/sources.list --

# sources.list
#

##
## Official debian mirror in Finland
##
deb http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib

##
## Official Non-Us debian repository
##
deb http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free

##
## Official Debian security update site
##
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free

##
##  OpenOffice debian repository
##
deb http://ftp.freenet.de/pub/debian-openoffice/ sid main contrib
deb-src http://ftp.freenet.de/pub/debian-openoffice/ sid main contrib

##
## Unofficial debian backports 
## Note: should NOT be active during an apt-get upgrade
## Note: Is irrelevant for any other release than stable 
# deb http://www.backports.org/debian stable all


## 
##
##
deb     ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian $(ARCH)/
deb-src ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sources/

##
##
##
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ testing main

##
## LTSP Debian packages
##
#deb http://termserv.berlios.de/debian testing main non-free

##
## OSRL Repository ( Locally modified packages)
##
deb     http://w3.osrl.dk/debian/ testing main non-free #contrib
deb-src http://w3.osrl.dk/debian/ testing main non-free #contrib 

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26puffin
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgcc1                     1:3.4.2-2    GCC support library
ii  libstdc++5                  1:3.3.4-13   The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

-- no debconf information