From 90c2436367d7c136467296d7726e6934bd65fe66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kalnischkies Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:13:18 +0200 Subject: [doc/apt-get.8.xml] - update the source description to reflect what it actually does and how it can be used. (Closes: #413021) --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 920f6b36e..8db2883c4 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -85,9 +85,19 @@ purge pkg source pkg - - =pkg_version_number - + + + + =pkg_version_number + + + /target_release_name + + + /target_release_codename + + + build-dep pkg @@ -240,13 +250,22 @@ source causes apt-get to fetch source packages. APT will examine the available packages to decide which source package to fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory the - newest available version of that source package. Source packages are - tracked separately from binary packages via deb-src type lines - in the &sources-list; file. This probably will mean that you will not - get the same source as the package you have installed or as you could - install. If the --compile options is specified then the package will be - compiled to a binary .deb using dpkg-buildpackage, if --download-only is - specified then the source package will not be unpacked. + newest available version of that source package while respect the + default release, set with the option APT::Default-Release, + the option or per package with with the + pkg/release syntax, if possible. + + Source packages are tracked separately + from binary packages via deb-src type lines + in the &sources-list; file. This means that you will need to add such a line + for each repository you want to get sources from. If you don't do this + you will properly get another (newer, older or none) source version than + the one you have installed or could install. + + If the options is specified + then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using + dpkg-buildpackage, if + is specified then the source package will not be unpacked. A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism -- cgit v1.2.3 From f0599b9c2ee704f97dbea17262107c55f527bbf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kalnischkies Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:21:54 +0200 Subject: =?UTF-8?q?[=20Nicolas=20Fran=C3=A7ois=20]=20*=20doc/*.=3F.xml=20(?= =?UTF-8?q?manpages):=20=20=20-=20add=20contrib=20to=20author=20tags=20and?= =?UTF-8?q?=20also=20add=20refmiscinfo=20to=20fix=20warnings?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 8db2883c4..b87e17247 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ apt-get 8 + APT -- cgit v1.2.3 From 6da747804c63f103f431706af80f793b86c41993 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kalnischkies Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:27:17 +0200 Subject: doc/apt-get.8.xml: fix two little typos in the --simulate description. (half-closes #545059) --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index b87e17247..3a1292198 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -384,9 +384,9 @@ Configuration Item: APT::Get::Simulate. Simulation run as user will deactivate locking (Debug::NoLocking) - automatical. Also a notice will be displayed indicating that this is only a simulation, - if the option APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note is set (Default: true) - Neigther NoLocking nor the notice will be triggered if run as root (root should know what + automatic. Also a notice will be displayed indicating that this is only a simulation, + if the option APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note is set (Default: true). + Neither NoLocking nor the notice will be triggered if run as root (root should know what he is doing without further warnings by apt-get). Simulate prints out -- cgit v1.2.3 From 1221c3a38f9962ea7ac866eb507fdd798481b5d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kalnischkies Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:43:47 +0200 Subject: doc/apt.ent: move the description of files to globally usable entities --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 49 +++++-------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 3a1292198..ec773edeb 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -558,50 +558,11 @@ Files - /etc/apt/sources.list - Locations to fetch packages from. - Configuration Item: Dir::Etc::SourceList. - - - /etc/apt/apt.conf - APT configuration file. - Configuration Item: Dir::Etc::Main. - - - /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ - APT configuration file fragments. - Configuration Item: Dir::Etc::Parts. - - - /etc/apt/preferences - Version preferences file. - This is where you would specify "pinning", - i.e. a preference to get certain packages - from a separate source - or from a different version of a distribution. - Configuration Item: Dir::Etc::Preferences. - - - &cachedir;/archives/ - Storage area for retrieved package files. - Configuration Item: Dir::Cache::Archives. - - - &cachedir;/archives/partial/ - Storage area for package files in transit. - Configuration Item: Dir::Cache::Archives (implicit partial). - - - &statedir;/lists/ - Storage area for state information for each package resource specified in - &sources-list; - Configuration Item: Dir::State::Lists. - - - &statedir;/lists/partial/ - Storage area for state information in transit. - Configuration Item: Dir::State::Lists (implicit partial). - + &file-sourceslist; + &file-aptconf; + &file-preferences; + &file-cachearchives; + &file-statelists; -- cgit v1.2.3 From 7fa2e810e2cec43564c23bd17d5100b355e84593 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "bubulle@debian.org" <> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:27:19 +0200 Subject: Fix typo --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index ec773edeb..4735dcd34 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory the newest available version of that source package while respect the default release, set with the option APT::Default-Release, - the option or per package with with the + the option or per package with the pkg/release syntax, if possible. Source packages are tracked separately -- cgit v1.2.3