On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:29:12 -0400,
Derrick 'dman' Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I'm using it.
>
> On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 11:20:07AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> | I'd like to look at the change log of a package before installing
> | it. I installed apt-listchanges, but it seems like I have to
> | download the .deb first. Is that true?
>
> True. The changelog is only available in the .deb file. Naturally
> you can't look at info you don't have, so you must download the .deb
> before you can see the changes. (ISTR some wishlist bugs filed
> against packages.d.o to allow viewing of changelogs without
> downloading the .debs but that hasn't been developed yet)
>
> | I'm not clear how to use apt-listchanges. Can it be integrated into
> |
> | apt-get?
>
> Yes. Install the package and see for yourself:
> --- /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20listchanges
> DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs { "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test
> $? -ne 10"; };
> DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2";
>
> After downloading the packages but before installing them, apt will
> run apt-listchanges. It will enumerate all the changes since the
> version you have installed and feed it to $PAGER. When $PAGER
> terminates, apt-listchanges will ask whether or not you still want to
> continue with the installation. If you say "no" then it terminates
> with an error code to tell apt not to proceed.
>
> | I do know about http://people.debian.org/~noel/changelogs/
>
> I didn't. Hmm, if I write a suitable cgi script now, then aptitude
> will be able to display the changelogs on-demand (without downloading
> the .deb).
..url for us guinea pigs? ;-)
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