Bug#315149: apt-get -V should display version information more often
Control: tag -1 pending
On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 03:13:09PM -0500, Darren Dittrich wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.5.28.6
> Severity: wishlist
>
> For consistency, it would be nice if "apt-get -V install" displayed pkg version info as it normally does, even when the pkg is already the newest version.
> For example, apt-get -V install works well for new installs and upgrades, showing pkg versions:
> [root]# apt-get install di
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> di
>
> [root]# apt-get -V install di
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> di (3.11.dfsg.1-1)
>
> Nice. But currently, we get this output with the -V flag in the case of current pkgs:
> [root]# apt-get -V install lsof
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> lsof is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>
> I'd like to suggest that the version also be shown in this case, perhaps like:
> [root]# apt-get -V install lsof
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> lsof is already the newest version (4.75.dfsg.1-1)
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>
I fixed this in git to *always* show the version number, as it is pointless
to not show it here.
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