i ought point out here that raptorial-file does not have "update" or "purge" functionality. it seems to me that if the user has installed apt-file or some equivalent, they're interested in the contents of Contents files, and thus they ought be downloaded with apt updates. if they have not installed it, they can't use the data anyway, so don't download them. this can be done with apt hooks, no? and the first time it's installed it ought try to download contents. apt-file(1) as stands is perfectly reasonable at the update and purge task; we could gut it of "list"/"search" functionality, rename it apt-contents-get or something, and call it from the aforementioned hooks.
let me know if there's some reason why this is impossible (i do not yet pretend to grasp APT's semantics in their full detail). otherwise, let me know if you'd like me to proceed along this path, or who should do what, or whatever. i'd love to solve the longstanding annoyance of "apt-file update". i might be overlooking something obvious, though? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
