Bug#578657: apt-cache policy should use TABs in format string to ease l10n
Package: apt
Version: 0.7.25.3
Severity: normal
Tags: squeeze
The original English output of apt-cache policy looks like this (example):
apt:
Installed: 0.7.25.3
Candidate: 0.7.25.3
...
By chance, "installed" and "candidate" have the same length, hence
versions start in the same column, which enhances readability.
If using other locales (e.g. German/de), this will be different:
apt:
Installiert: 0.7.25.3
Kandidat: 0.7.25.3
.... suffering readability. Hence I suggest using TABs in the original format string,
as you cannot assume that same word lengths will be given for any locale.
The current state means discrimination of non-English languages ;)
Thanks
Ralf.
-- Package-specific info:
-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --
-- /etc/apt/sources.list --
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# See sources.list(5) for more information, especialy remember that you can #
# only use http, ftp or file URIs, CDROMs are managed through apt-cdrom. #
# #
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# Please use /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ instead of this file and create a #
# separate *.list configuration file for each repository, containing the #
# actual deb/deb-src desired suites and components for that repository. #
# #
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list #
# /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sidux.list #
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.33-2.slh.6-sidux-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii debian-archive-keyring 2009.01.31 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a
ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libgcc1 1:4.4.3-7 GCC support library
ii libstdc++6 4.4.3-7 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
apt recommends no packages.
Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn apt-doc <none> (no description available)
pn aptitude | synaptic | wajig <none> (no description available)
ii bzip2 1.0.5-4 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii dpkg-dev 1.15.5.6 Debian package development tools
ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in
ii python-apt 0.7.94.2 Python interface to libapt-pkg
-- no debconf information
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