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authorDamyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>2018-08-09 08:24:59 +0000
committerDamyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>2018-09-12 13:41:39 +0000
commit95fe9cac1443316cff19c2152b04c0af0ca103d7 (patch)
tree557f9282e436ff4691dea9031ac71032d71a0cc7 /doc/apt-get.8.xml
parent83c80aab4115165590a4e760bf01ed432e581ec5 (diff)
clarification
do not suggest that 'source' and 'build-dep' arguments are binary package names only
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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 244565877..541bf08ea 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
the <option>-t</option> option or per package with the
<literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible.</para>
- <para>The arguments are interpreted as binary package names. See the
- <option>--only-source</option> option.</para>
+ <para>The arguments are interpreted as binary and source package names.
+ See the <option>--only-source</option> option if you want to change that.</para>
<para>Source packages are tracked separately
from binary packages via <literal>deb-src</literal> lines
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@
attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default the dependencies are
satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a host-architecture can be specified
with the <option>--host-architecture</option> option instead.</para><para>The arguments are
- interpreted as binary package names. See the <option>--only-source</option> option.</para></listitem>
+ interpreted as binary or source package names. See the <option>--only-source</option>
+ option if you want to change that.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>check</option></term>