On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 01:52:12PM +0200, Fr?d?ric Bothamy wrote: > Package: devscripts > Version: 2.8.14 > Severity: wishlist > > Hello, > > It would be nice to have a script similar to rc-alert and wnpp-alert for > removed > packages still installed on the system. This script would fetch the list of > removed > packages from http://ftp-master.debian.org/removals.txt and compare to > installed > packages. It could also mention the reason for removal. > > This would be very useful after distribution upgrade as this could detect > packages > no longer supported by Debian from the old distribution.
Ouch - that file is over 2MB in size! That's *huge*, and I feel a little uncomfortable providing a script which automatically downloads such a large file. What about the "Obsolete and Locally Created Packages" tree in aptitude (and something equivalent in dselect, if I recall)? Julian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
