Control: tag -1 pending On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 03:13:09PM -0500, Darren Dittrich wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.5.28.6 > Severity: wishlist > > For consistency, it would be nice if "apt-get -V install" displayed pkg > version info as it normally does, even when the pkg is already the newest > version. > For example, apt-get -V install works well for new installs and upgrades, > showing pkg versions: > [root]# apt-get install di > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following NEW packages will be installed: > di > > [root]# apt-get -V install di > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following NEW packages will be installed: > di (3.11.dfsg.1-1) > > Nice. But currently, we get this output with the -V flag in the case of > current pkgs: > [root]# apt-get -V install lsof > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > lsof is already the newest version. > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > I'd like to suggest that the version also be shown in this case, perhaps like: > [root]# apt-get -V install lsof > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > lsof is already the newest version (4.75.dfsg.1-1) > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. >
I fixed this in git to *always* show the version number, as it is pointless to not show it here. -- Julian Andres Klode - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member See http://wiki.debian.org/JulianAndresKlode and http://jak-linux.org/. Be friendly, do not top-post, and follow RFC 1855 "Netiquette". - If you don't I might ignore you.
