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Bug#349910: apt-cache rdepends, showpkg call Suggests "Depends"



Package: apt
Version: 0.6.43
Severity: normal
File: /usr/bin/apt-cache

Pending fixing this bug, the apt-cache manpage should warn that
showpkg and rdepends lump what are really "Reverse Suggests", "Reverse
Recommends", into "Reverse Depends", calling all "Reverse Depends".

Using showpkg B, or rdepends B, the user thinks e.g., "gosh, A depends
on B, so I had better not think of removing B", when all along A
merely suggests B. Indeed unless he uses "show A" or "depends A" he
will go on for years, afraid to remove B.

P.S., the man page also says:
  For the specific meaning of the remainder of the output
  it is best to consult the apt source code.
But many users don't have source installed, etc.

And mention what "|" in this output means,
$ apt-cache rdepends debconf|grep \||wc -l
684

Also mention that e.g.,
       depends pkg(s)
              depends shows a listing of each dependency a package has and all
              the possible other packages that can fulfill that dependency.
shows Suggests and Recommends too, or establish separate 'suggests'
and 'recommends' commands. Perhaps also rsuggests, rrecommends?



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