Thank you for replying, but I already knew both links mentioned. Besides, my list of examples of sections is a straight copy and paste from the Debian Policy page. As Osamu Aoki noticed, debian-installer is not in the policy page. Probably, the page was not up-to-date.
Anyways, I would like to know where is the source file/mapping file that the http://packages.debian.org/unstable/ page got generated? Or, is this done manually? I want to avoid parsing the webpage to get the definitions and the full name of the sections. thx! Xuan. Debpack.net | Discover one debian package at a time --- On Tue, 4/13/10, Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> wrote: > From: Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> > Subject: Re: Definitions of all sections in the Control file. > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Received: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 9:32 AM > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 02:18:02PM > -0700, Brian Nelson wrote: > > Xuan Ngo <xuanngol...@yahoo.ca> > writes: > > > > > Where can I find the definitions of all sections > in the Control file? > > > > > > Examples of sections: admin, cli-mono, comm, > database, devel, debug, > > > doc, editors, electronics, embedded, fonts, > games, gnome, graphics, > > > gnu-r, gnustep, hamradio, haskell, httpd, > interpreters, java, kde, > > > kernel, libs, libdevel, lisp, localization, mail, > math, misc, net, news, > > > ocaml, oldlibs, otherosfs, perl, php, python, > ruby, science, shells, > > > sound, tex, text, utils, vcs, video, web, x11, > xfce, zope. > > > > Well, the list of all sections is defined in policy: > > > > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s-subsections > > > > As for descriptions of each of those, you could use: > > > > http://packages.debian.org/unstable/ > > Have you noticed these lists are a bit different. > > Base Utilities > Basic needed utilities of every Debian > system. > > debian-installer udeb packages > Special packages for building customized > debian-installer variants. > Do not install them on a normal system! > > These are not in policy ... Interesting. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100413133219.ga13...@osamu.debian.net > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/847116.6161...@web45216.mail.sp1.yahoo.com