Package: dpkg Version: 1.14.25 Severity: wishlist
dpkg-deb has -x and -e options but they have to be run separately and with different extract directory if the package is to be raessembled again. When fixing packaging scripts or config files an option that extracts a full package so that it can be patched and rebuilt again would be handy. Specifically the option should be equivalent of dpkg -x <dir> dpkg -e <dir>/DEBIAN -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.3 APT prefers stable APT policy: (900, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-rc3 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils 6.10-6 The GNU core utilities ii libc6 2.9-27 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in dpkg recommends no packages. Versions of packages dpkg suggests: ii apt 0.7.20.2+lenny1 Advanced front-end for dpkg -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
