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[apt.git] / doc / apt-get.8.xml

diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index abdec96c119c18de10aa2bc711f208665811bbe3..9d901b4924a7f548ec109251cfa1f0586c8afe31 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
 %aptent;
 
+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
+%aptverbatiment;
+
 ]>
 
 <refentry>
@@ -51,6 +54,13 @@
                        <replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
                </arg>
       </arg>
+      <arg>
+               <option>-a=</option>
+               <arg choice='plain'>
+                       <replaceable>default_architecture</replaceable>
+               </arg>
+      </arg>
+
 
       <group choice="req">
          <arg choice='plain'>update</arg>
@@ -251,8 +261,10 @@
 
      <para>If the <option>--compile</option> option is specified
      then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using
-     <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command>, if <option>--download-only</option>
-     is specified then the source package will not be unpacked.</para>
+     <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> for the architecture as
+     defined by the <command>--host-architecture</command> option.
+     If <option>--download-only</option> is specified then the source package
+     will not be unpacked.</para>
 
      <para>A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name
      with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism
@@ -267,7 +279,9 @@
 
      <varlistentry><term>build-dep</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an 
-     attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package.</para></listitem>
+     attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default the dependencies are
+     satisfied to build the package nativly. If desired a host-architecture can be specified
+     with the <option>--host-architecture</option> option instead.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
      <varlistentry><term>check</term>
@@ -275,6 +289,12 @@
      for broken dependencies.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term>download</term>
+       <listitem><para><literal>download</literal> will download the given
+           binary package into the current directory.
+       </para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term>clean</term>
      <listitem><para><literal>clean</literal> clears out the local repository of retrieved package 
      files. It removes everything but the lock file from 
@@ -299,6 +319,23 @@
      <listitem><para><literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were automatically
      installed to satisfy dependencies for some package and that are no more needed.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
+
+     <varlistentry><term>changelog</term>
+       <listitem><para><literal>changelog</literal> downloads a package changelog and displays
+           it through <command>sensible-pager</command>. The server name and base
+           directory is defined in the <literal>APT::Changelogs::Server</literal>
+           variable (e. g. <ulink>http://packages.debian.org/changelogs</ulink> for
+           Debian or <ulink>http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs</ulink> for
+           Ubuntu).
+           By default it displays the changelog for the version that is
+           installed.  However, you can specify the same options as for
+           the <option>install</option> command.
+         </para>
+       </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
+
+
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  
@@ -311,6 +348,11 @@
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>--install-suggests</option></term>
+     <listitem><para>Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing.
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>.</para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--download-only</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
@@ -402,20 +444,22 @@
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Versions</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry><term><option>-a</option></term>
+                   <term><option>--host-architecture</option></term>
+     <listitem><para>This option controls the architecture packages are built for
+     by <command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies
+     are satisfied. By default is not set which means that the host architecture
+     is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by <literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)
+     Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal>
+     </para></listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry><term><option>-b</option></term><term><option>--compile</option></term>
                    <term><option>--build</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Compile source packages after downloading them.
      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry><term><option>--install-recommends</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>Also install recommended packages.</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-
-     <varlistentry><term><option>--no-install-recommends</option></term>
-     <listitem><para>Do not install recommended packages.</para></listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-
      <varlistentry><term><option>--ignore-hold</option></term>
      <listitem><para>Ignore package Holds; This causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a hold 
      placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with