On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 02:34:37PM +0100, Joerg Jaspert wrote:
> On 17507 March 1977, Niels Thykier wrote:
>
> > Given recent changes to `debhelper` and `debputy`, it might be doable to
> > have our build toolds set the `Commands` header in the `.deb` (based on
> > a substvar). Both stacks have some support for declarative alternatives
> > and can add those automatically.
>
> > The "downside" to this approach is that the field will "build up" over
> > time. Notably, for the `debhelper` stack, it will depend on compat 14
> > (due to a dependency in the code).
>
> I don't think its a big downside.
>
> > Anyhow, let me know if this approach might be interesting as an
> > alternative to the original proposal (which does not seem to have gotten
> > any traction).
>
> I'm in for the commands field.
This seems to work, yes:
$ cat
/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_noble_universe{_binary-amd64_Packages,_cnf_Commands-amd64}
| gzip | wc -c
19795265
$ cat
/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_noble_universe_binary-amd64_Packages
| gzip | wc -c
19437112
The file size doesn't change significantly; so the extra Commands file
is redundant.
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