Debian Bug report logs - #204156
[apt-cache] depends and rdepends should also output dependency types

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Joshua Kwan <joshk@triplehelix.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: 'apt-cache rdepends' also matches Replaces: and Suggests: fields

Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 16:51:17 -0700

Package: apt
Version: 0.5.8
Severity: normal

Hi,

apt-cache rdepends also matches replaces: and suggests: fields.
For example:

joshk@firesong:~> apt-cache rdepends libbz2
libbz2
Reverse Depends:
  libcoin40
  bzip2

joshk@firesong:~> apt-cache show libcoin40 | grep bz2
Suggests: libfreetype6, libopenal0, zlib1g, libbz2
joshk@firesong:~> apt-cache show bzip2 | grep bz2
Replaces: libbz2(<<0.9.5d-3)

Probably also applies to 'Recommends' fields, I'd imagine. Either the
synopsis of the command should be changed or it should be rectified to
only show reverse dependencies. I understand that 'Suggests' is a
minor/harmless type of dependency; hence I suggest that it should be
immediately clearer in the output to the user which ones are Depends,
which ones are Suggests, etc.

-Josh

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux firesong 2.6.0-test2-mm2 #1 Wed Jul 30 23:22:36 PDT 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (ignored: LC_ALL set)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.3.1-17     GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgcc1                     1:3.3.1-0rc2 GCC support library
ii  libstdc++5                  1:3.3.1-0rc2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

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Message #10 received at 204156@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org>

To: Joshua Kwan <joshk@triplehelix.org>, 204156@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#204156: 'apt-cache rdepends' also matches Replaces: and Suggests: fields

Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:47:01 -0400

severity 204156 wishlist
retitle 204156 [apt-cache] More detailed reverse dependencies
thanks

On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 04:51:17PM -0700, Joshua Kwan wrote:

> apt-cache rdepends also matches replaces: and suggests: fields.
> For example:
> 
> joshk@firesong:~> apt-cache rdepends libbz2
> libbz2
> Reverse Depends:
>   libcoin40
>   bzip2
> 
> joshk@firesong:~> apt-cache show libcoin40 | grep bz2
> Suggests: libfreetype6, libopenal0, zlib1g, libbz2
> joshk@firesong:~> apt-cache show bzip2 | grep bz2
> Replaces: libbz2(<<0.9.5d-3)
> 
> Probably also applies to 'Recommends' fields, I'd imagine. Either the
> synopsis of the command should be changed or it should be rectified to
> only show reverse dependencies. I understand that 'Suggests' is a
> minor/harmless type of dependency; hence I suggest that it should be
> immediately clearer in the output to the user which ones are Depends,
> which ones are Suggests, etc.

Indeed, it applies to all dependency fields, including conflicts, and always
has.  I agree that it might be nice if it could be more specific, but this
is a feature request.  It should be an easy one, though, so don't be afraid
to jump into the code if you're familiar with C++.

-- 
 - mdz

Message #19 received at 204156@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Tom <bug@users.ch.eu.org>

To: 204156@bugs.debian.org

Subject: [apt-cache] depends and rdepends should also output dependency types

Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 20:04:04 +0100

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retitle 204156 [apt-cache] depends and rdepends should also output
dependency types
Hi

Filtering is possible with the --no-pre-depends --no-suggests --no-
recommends --no-conflicts --no-breaks --no-replaces --no-enhances
switches, so you can control that.

But the output should also indicate the dependency type in order to
make it more useful. apt-cache would also be much more easy to debug
with this information (and the indication of the version).

Thanks

Tom

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From: Tom <bug@users.ch.eu.org>

To: 204156@bugs.debian.org

Subject: [apt-cache] depends and rdepends should also output dependency types

Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 21:10:39 +0100

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retitle 204156 [apt-cache] depends and rdepends should also output dependency types

thanks

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