On 10/20/21 5:56 PM, Francesco Poli wrote: > On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:40:46 -0400 Moshe Piekarski wrote: > > [...] >> Apt-listtbugs output is less usefull on large upgrades due >> to bugs scrolling offscreen >> please implement paging for long buglists. > Hello Moshe, > thanks for your feature request. Thank you for your quick answer. > > I am under the impression that your need is a bit unusual. > The reason is that apt-listbugs is most useful (I think), when using > Debian testing or unstable and upgrading reasonably often. > In this scenario, it is quite uncommon to see a very long list of RC > bugs during one upgrade session... > > However, I see that you are using Debian testing, but apparently you do > not upgrade very often (your system still thinks that bullseye == > testing ...). Good point I haven't had a chance to upgrade in a few months > Oh, and I also see that you configured apt-listbugs to also show > important bugs, along with RC bugs. > These two points might explain the bigger number of bugs that you > encounter. However I believe this is probably a fairly common usecase > > I don't know whether I will consider implementing a paging option for > apt-listbugs. > A naive implementation could be feasible without too much hassle, but > it would be too tied to specific tool choices (for instance, it could > be written to forcibly use the "less" pager, but, what if a user has or > prefers another pager?). I was considering doing this for myself but thought that a more generalized approach would be good > Maybe a more general solution should be sought. > Perhaps the use of a helper Ruby library, such as [tty-pager]? > Unfortunately, it seems that this library is not (yet) included in > Debian. Would you be willing to file an RFP bug for this library > (or, better yet, to file an ITP bug and package it yourself)? > > [tty-pager]: <https://github.com/piotrmurach/tty-pager>
I am not familiar enough with ruby (and only slightly more so with Debian packaging), but thank you for suggesting it. Thank you for your time, Moshe Piekarski -- There's no such thing as a stupid question, But there are plenty of inquisitive idiots.
