Guillem Jover <[email protected]> writes: > On Thu, 2011-12-29 at 17:36:35 +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote: >> On Thu, 29 Dec 2011, Ansgar Burchardt wrote: >> > Maybe something like >> > >> > dpkg-query -f='${show:Source-Package} (= ${show:Source-Version})' -W >> > foo-binary >> >> I suggested this to Ansgar on IRC because even if we already have all the >> required information, it's painful to extract it from the Source field >> implementing the required fallback on the Package and Version fields. >> >> Thus I believe that those virtual fields would be useful. > > Yes, seems like a good idea, and I've implemented it now locally, will > be on my next push.
Thanks. >> > or even a special virtual field with the correct value for Built-Using >> > could be implemented? >> >> I don't think that this brings us anything significant. The former virtual >> fields ought to be enough. > > Well, given that Built-Using can have several packages in it I don't > see how dpkg-query would be able to know the correct value for it in > any case. I was thinking about a virtual field that implements the format in the first paragraph; one still would have to list the packages. However after thinking a bit longer about it, I'm not convinced by this idea myself: it seems too specialized to be in dpkg-query. Regards, Ansgar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
