On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 11:00:31AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote: [snip] > Does APT have a list that it uses to determine dependencies, or is > this information contained in each individual package? For example, If
Yes. > I want to install package "X", does the "X" .deb contain the > dependency information, or is there a list on my system somewhere? If Yes. > there is a list, how would I update it to reflect dependencies of the > most recent packages. > Part of the apt system is code that reads the dependency information in each package and generates a single unified list of dependencies. I think what you want is already available, more or less, in several forms, but I've never worked it out, because my needs are pretty well satisfied by apt-cache. If you want to roll your on, start by looking up the docs on the Debian package file format. In brief, it is an ar-type archive having three components. One of those components is a tar-file containing the info that is displayed by aptitude when you are browsing the repository. One is the actual code to be loaded. The third is, I think, control scripts. But look at authoritative sources. I think you would be better off learning to use the existing stuff. HTH -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
