On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 02:56:24AM +0000, loply wrote: > a) Is there no way I can use dpkg/apt-get to get the full information - > including dependencies - of non-installed packages? I guess you could use libapt-pkg-dev. (Note: I've never worked with libapt-pkg-dev, but I guess that's what it's for.)
> b) Can anybody offer any general advice on simplifying getting info about > packages irrespective of their status, source or type, given that one > considers having to read through database files manually to be a bad thing > (this is a frontend, not a replacement!). again, use libapt-pkg-dev > c) Any other comments? Perhaps you can get ideas from dselect, kpackage, aptitude, gnome-apt and stormpkg (and deity?). (Note: dselect (from dpkg) and kpackage don't depend on libapt-pkg.) Questions which are more apt-related can also be asked on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good luck with your program. Admar
