Debian bug report logs - #1536 , boring messages ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1536: contents on ftp.debian.org usefull? Reply-To: Erick Branderhorst , debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: Erick Branderhorst Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Tue, 03 Oct 1995 14:03:03 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Tue, 03 Oct 1995 14:03:03 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Tue, 03 Oct 1995 13:49:55 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t07ht-0001ceC; Tue, 3 Oct 95 06:48 PDT Received: from mailgate.eur.nl by pixar.com with SMTP id AA20559 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Tue, 3 Oct 1995 06:47:58 -0700 Received: from hp750.fgg.eur.nl by mailgate.eur.nl (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA02010; Tue, 3 Oct 95 14:48:12 +0100 Message-Id: <9510031348.AA02010@mailgate.eur.nl> Received: by hp750.fgg.eur.nl (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA07374; Tue, 3 Oct 1995 14:51:12 +0100 From: Erick Branderhorst To: debian-bugs@pixar.com 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Erick Branderhorst Subject: Bug#1536: Acknowledgement (was: contents on ftp.debian.org usefull?) In-Reply-To: <9510031348.AA02010@mailgate.eur.nl> References: <9510031348.AA02010@mailgate.eur.nl> Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian GNU/Linux. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers' mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, but please ensure that the Subject line of your message starts with "Bug#1536" or "Re: Bug#1536" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. 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(NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I'm talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact me immediately.) Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Tue, 03 Oct 1995 13:49:55 GMT From fgg.eur.nl!branderhorst Tue Oct 3 06:48:30 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t07ht-0001ceC; Tue, 3 Oct 95 06:48 PDT Received: from mailgate.eur.nl by pixar.com with SMTP id AA20559 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Tue, 3 Oct 1995 06:47:58 -0700 Received: from hp750.fgg.eur.nl by mailgate.eur.nl (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA02010; Tue, 3 Oct 95 14:48:12 +0100 Message-Id: <9510031348.AA02010@mailgate.eur.nl> Received: by hp750.fgg.eur.nl (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA07374; Tue, 3 Oct 1995 14:51:12 +0100 From: Erick Branderhorst Subject: contents on ftp.debian.org usefull? To: debian-bugs@pixar.com 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Erick Branderhorst Subject: Bug#1536 acknowledged by developer (was: contents on ftp.debian.org usefull?) References: <9510031348.AA02010@mailgate.eur.nl> In-Reply-To: <9510031348.AA02010@mailgate.eur.nl> This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report. Responsibility for it has been taken by one of the developers, namely imurdock@debian.org (Ian Murdock). You should be hearing from them with a substantive response shortly, if you have not already done so. If not, please contact them directly, or email debian-bugs@pixar.com or myself. 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