On Sun, 2005-08-14 at 22:41 +0100, Scott James Remnant wrote: > On Sat, 2005-07-16 at 12:49 +1000, Michael Wardle wrote: > > > Would it not be more efficient if this information were stored > > in /var/lib/dpkg/status? > > > > I would find this feature very useful. > > > Out of interest, what would you find it useful _for_ ? > > I can't think of a use-case for this field that isn't covered > by /var/log/dpkg.log
Neither the apt nor the dpkg manual page mentions this log file, so I didn't know to look for it. The first thing that worries me about this file is that it only contains very recent actions, and it's not controlled by /etc/logrotate.conf, so it looks like dpkg itself is pruning old entries. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]