>>>>> "D" == D Goel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
D> hi Thomas >> 3) It would be great if apt-cache search would report the >> classification of a package big and red, just like >> packages.debian.org (I don't know though it can do that already, >> though). IMHO, this would be a bad idea. For one thing, I don't think that a tool like apt-cache should not be manipulating things like colour. Secondly, the (default) output for apt-cache search should not contain too much information -- just the short description should be sufficient. If you need more information, you can always use the "--full" option (along with, possibly, an appropriate grep). "apt-cache show" (or "apt-cache search --full") will tell you if a package is non-free (at least for packages in the official Debian repositories), by looking at the Section field. D> this would be a perfect solution which will work for a user like me. D> This will also avoid the need for creation of an additional D> "nonfree-but-gnu" section, which was not liked by debian developers. D> All I want is to be able to continue to do once I put nonfree into my D> sources.list (to get FSF manuals) is to be able to "apt-cache search" D> while restricting my results to "free". Since this information is in the Section field, IMHO, a more compelling argument could be made that "apt-cache search" should be made more powerful so as to easily allow for searches on other fields. Or you could do an "apt-cache search --full" and pipe the output to an appropriate filter, which should be no more than a handful of lines of Perl. BTW, if you're concerned about the free-ness of your system, but want to keep non-free in your sources, you should probably install vrms. It would probably be nice if someone (possibly me) would write a pre-install script for apt that will warn you whenever you try to install a non-free package. AFAICT, this should be fairly easy to do. -- Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred.
