Re: Bug#638517: ftp.debian.org: Introduce a Commands field for command-not-found or similar utilities

Conrol: reassign -1 debhelper

Julian Andres Klode:
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 02:34:37PM +0100, Joerg Jaspert wrote:
>> On 17507 March 1977, Niels Thykier wrote:
>>
>>> [...]
>>
>>> The "downside" to this approach is that the field will "build up" over
>>> time. Notably, for the `debhelper` stack, it will depend on compat 14
>>> (due to a dependency in the code).
>>
>> I don't think its a big downside.
>>
>>> Anyhow, let me know if this approach might be interesting as an
>>> alternative to the original proposal (which does not seem to have gotten
>>> any traction).
>>
>> I'm in for the commands field.
> 
> This seems to work, yes:
> 
> $ cat /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_noble_universe{_binary-amd64_Packages,_cnf_Commands-amd64} | gzip | wc -c
> 19795265
> $ cat /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_noble_universe_binary-amd64_Packages | gzip | wc -c
> 19437112
> 
> The file size doesn't change significantly; so the extra Commands file
> is redundant.

Ok, sounds like we agree this approach might be feasible.

I am reassigning to `debhelper` for now then and will look into this 
after the freeze.

Best regards,
Niels

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