Debian bug report logs - #1536
contents on ftp.debian.org usefull?

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This program at the FTP archive has been fixed.

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From: Erick Branderhorst <branderhorst@fgg.eur.nl>
Subject: contents on ftp.debian.org usefull?
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Date: Tue, 3 Oct 95 14:51:12 MET
Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85]

I don't understand how to use the "Contents" file on ftp.debian.org
(and mirrors). First of all the explanation in the header should refer
to "Contents" or "Contents.gz" and not to "CONTENTS". This is minor
but anyway.

>From the "Contents" file:
> You can use this file to determine which package contains a specific
> file, or whether or not a specific file is included with the system.
[snip]
> (Last updated on Sun Oct  1 04:47:09 EDT 1995)

I did run some tests:
$ zcat Contents.gz | grep /usr/bin/ed
/usr/bin/ed                                      /debian.org/ftp/debian/debian
$ zcat Contents.gz | grep /usr/bin/minicom
/usr/bin/minicom                                 /debian.org/ftp/debian/debian
$ zcat Contents.gz | grep /usr/bin/virtex
/usr/bin/virtex                                  /debian.org/ftp/debian/debian

I doubt that this is what Contents was made for. IMO the information
given is not very usefull. Except that in the file which are in BASE
give BASE instead of /debian.org/ftp/debian/debian.

Erick

Your message didn't have a Package: line at the start (in the pseudo-header following the real mail header), or didn't have a psuedo-header at all.

This makes it much harder for us to categorise and deal with your problem report; please ensure that you say which package(s) and version(s) the problem is with next time. Some time in the future the problem reports system may start rejecting such messages.

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