Michael Fratoni wrote:
I haven't had a chance to install Fedora Core yet, so I haven't checked,
but last I knew whichcd.py didn't have quite the same functionality as 'whichcd'.
What package provides a given file? $ whichcd -f libpopt.so.0
popt-1.7-1.06 provides libpopt.so.0
CD-1:popt-1.7-1.06.i386.rpm
Or: $ whichcd -f /usr/bin/pico
pine-4.44-13 provides /usr/bin/pico
CD-3:pine-4.44-13.i386.rpm SOURCE-CD-1:pine-4.44-13.src.rpm
Or even: $ whichcd -f free
procps-2.0.7-25 provides /usr/bin/free
CD-1:procps-2.0.7-25.i386.rpm SOURCE-CD-1:procps-2.0.7-25.src.rpm
Case insensitive search for a string? $ whichcd xfree CD-1:XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm CD-1:XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm CD-1:XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.2.0-72.i386.rpm [snip]
What version of a given package is included with another release? $ whichcd -v FC1 freetype Searching in the FC1 database. Searching for freetype...
CD-1:freetype-2.1.4-5.i386.rpm CD-2:freetype-devel-2.1.4-5.i386.rpm CD-3:freetype-demos-2.1.4-5.i386.rpm CD-3:freetype-utils-2.1.4-5.i386.rpm SOURCE-CD-2:freetype-2.1.4-5.src.rpm
Don't get me wrong, whichcd.py is a good thing. I just don't believe that it's the same thing as 'whichcd'
It's not even close. whichcd.py IS case sensitive:
# /usr/share/comps-extras/whichcd.py xfree86 Unable to find xfree86 in header list
# /usr/share/comps-extras/whichcd.py XFree86 XFree86-4.3.0-42.i386.rpm is on disc 2
With whichcd, you can type only part of the package name, and whichcd will find it:
# whichcd uuc
You appear to be running Fedora Core 1.
I'll search for rpms for that version.
Searching for uuc...
CD-3:uucp-1.06.1-48.i386.rpm SOURCE-CD-3:uucp-1.06.1-48.src.rpm
WIth whichcd.py, you need to know the full name of the package: # /usr/share/comps-extras/whichcd.py uuc Unable to find uuc in header list
whichcd is much easier to use, and has more features. whichcd.py seems pretty crude to me, and if you don't know the exact name of the package, you may not find which cd contains the package you are looking for.
