From 0715edeff63f1a6ff6c268a58ca76db9119c94ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: he Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:49:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update description of the madison tool (by replacing it with a description of the dak ls tool). Update the example while we're at it. git-svn-id: svn://anonscm.debian.org/ddp/manuals/trunk/developers-reference@5230 313b444b-1b9f-4f58-a734-7bb04f332e8d --- debian/changelog | 3 +++ pkgs.dbk | 2 +- resources.dbk | 32 +++++++++++++++++--------------- 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 437adca..c5e7c8c 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ developers-reference (3.4.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * Clarify instructions for replacing/renaming binary packages, pointing out that using Provides is sometimes advisable. Closes: #467102 + * Update description of the madison tool (by replacing it with a + description of the dak ls tool). Update the example while we're + at it. -- Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:26:33 +0200 diff --git a/pkgs.dbk b/pkgs.dbk index 1e0b29d..1a86405 100644 --- a/pkgs.dbk +++ b/pkgs.dbk @@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ available in unstable, but not affecting the version in It must be available on all architectures on which it has previously been built -in unstable. may be of interest +in unstable. may be of interest to check that information; diff --git a/resources.dbk b/resources.dbk index fa9cc70..74fa28a 100644 --- a/resources.dbk +++ b/resources.dbk @@ -971,28 +971,30 @@ a given package at the URL -
-The <command>madison</command> utility +
+The <command>dak ls</command> utility -madison is a command-line utility that is available on -&ftp-master-host;, and on the mirror on -&ftp-master-mirror;. It uses a single argument corresponding -to a package name. In result it displays which version of the package is -available for each architecture and distribution combination. An example will -explain it better. +dak ls is part of the dak suite of tools, listing +available package versions for all known distributions and architectures. +The dak tool is available on &ftp-master-host; +, and on the mirror on &ftp-master-mirror;. +It uses a single argument corresponding to a package name. An example will +explain it better: -$ madison libdbd-mysql-perl -libdbd-mysql-perl | 1.2202-4 | stable | source, alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc, sparc -libdbd-mysql-perl | 1.2216-2 | testing | source, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc -libdbd-mysql-perl | 1.2216-2.0.1 | testing | alpha -libdbd-mysql-perl | 1.2219-1 | unstable | source, alpha, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc +$ dak ls evince +evince | 0.1.5-2sarge1 | oldstable | source, alpha, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc +evince | 0.4.0-5 | etch-m68k | source, m68k +evince | 0.4.0-5 | stable | source, alpha, amd64, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc +evince | 2.20.2-1 | testing | source +evince | 2.20.2-1+b1 | testing | alpha, amd64, arm, armel, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc +evince | 2.22.2-1 | unstable | source, alpha, amd64, arm, armel, hppa, i386, ia64, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc In this example, you can see that the version in unstable differs from the version in testing and that there has -been a binary-only NMU of the package for the alpha architecture. Each version -of the package has been recompiled on most of the architectures. +been a binary-only NMU of the package for all architectures. Each version +of the package has been recompiled on all architectures.
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