Bug#815190: dh-make-perl: Accesses apt-file 3 cache directly

[Niels Thykier]

gregor herrmann:
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:14:39 +0000, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> 
>>> Any opinions on 'apt-file (>= 3)' vs. 'apt (>= 1.1.8)'?
>> I think 'apt-file (>= 3)' is better, since we use apt-file's 
>> interface, not apt directly. 
> 
> Actually, in my understanding, we're not using apt-file but apt stuff
> directly (that was probably partly designed for apt-file):
> - `apt-get indextargets' (for finding the Contents files, which are
>   downloaded by apt now like Packages etc.)
> - `/usr/lib/apt/apt-helper cat-file' for reading the Contents files
>   (also in the apt package)
> 
> These are the same interfaces that apt-file uses, IIUIC.
> 
> 
> [...]
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> gregor
> 

Aren't you relying on apt-file to provide the conffiles for fetching the
Contents files as well?  AFAICT, you ought to depend on BOTH apt and
apt-file atm.

Thanks,
~Niels


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