Oh thanks a lot for trying it out, finding the solution, and giving comprehensive explanation! Really appreciate it!
On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 5:16 PM The Wanderer - wande...@fastmail.fm wrote: > > On 2019-12-28 at 14:47, Tong Sun wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Is it possible to do Debian source search by file name? > > > > I wanted to see examples of overriding > > debian-watch-does-not-check-gpg-signature in > > debian/source/lintian-overrides files, so I did: > > > > https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=path%3Adebian%2Fsources%2Flintian-overrides > > https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=gpg+signature+path%3Adebian%2Fsources%2Flintian-overrides > > > > But none gave results I want. Both say: > > > > . . . had no results. Please read the FAQ to make sure your syntax is > > correct. > > > > I think my syntax is correct, right? > > Try: > > https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=gpg-signature+path%3Adebian%2Fsource%2Flintian-overrides > > which works for me right now. > > The only differences I see between this and your second URL above are A: > the use of the correct path ("source" instead of "sources"), and B: the > use of 'gpg-signature' instead of 'gpg signature'. > > If I drop the 'gpg-signature' part from this search term, I get the same > error you got. I'm guessing that that's because there's no actual search > term for *within* the file, and the search engine isn't going to report > the entire file; if I'm right, that would be the other reason the first > URL you gave doesn't find anything, aside from the path typo. > > -- > The Wanderer > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all > progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw >