Bug#989558: apt: please add a pattern that allows one to select packages by priority

[Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <josch@debian.org>]

Package: apt
Version: 2.2.3
Severity: normal

Hi,

it seems that there is currently no pattern that allows one to select
packages by priority according to apt-patterns(7). Please consider
adding that functionality.

Currently I parse "apt-get indextargets ... | /usr/lib/apt/apt-helper
cat-file" in mmdebstrap and I'd like to replace that by something like:

apt-get install ?and(?archive(unstable),?architecture(amd64),?priority(important))

Thanks!

cheers, josch