[Bug 224460] Re: apt-cache shows misleading dependency information

[Ravi Kant Sharma]

The bug is present on oracular.

$ apt-cache showpkg iw
Package: iw                                                                                    
Versions:                                                                                      
6.7-1build1 (/var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_noble_main_binary-amd64_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status)
 Description Language:             
                 File: /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_noble_main_binary-amd64_Packages
                  MD5: 21909f27b1c1b1fb5d8996e633b8332c
 Description Language: en_GB
                 File: /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_noble_main_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
                  MD5: 21909f27b1c1b1fb5d8996e633b8332c
 Description Language: en                                                                                                                                                                     
                 File: /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_noble_main_i18n_Translation-en
                  MD5: 21909f27b1c1b1fb5d8996e633b8332c
                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Reverse Depends: 
  netplan-generator,iw                                                                                                                                                                        
  bettercap,iw                                                                                                                                                                                
  task-laptop,iw   
  task-desktop,iw 
  raspi-config,iw
  netdata-core,iw
  linssid,iw
  hw-probe,iw
  freedombox,iw
  comitup,iw
  bettercap,iw
  aircrack-ng,iw
  tlp,iw
  networkd-dispatcher,iw
Dependencies: 
6.7-1build1 - libc6 (2 2.34) libnl-3-200 (2 3.2.7) libnl-genl-3-200 (2 3.2.7) wireless-regdb (0 (null)) 
Provides: 
6.7-1build1 - 
Reverse Provides: 
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Title:
  apt-cache shows misleading dependency information

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  The dependency information output from apt-cache is misleading.
  Depends, Recommends, Suggests and even Conflicts are all lumped
  together as a dependency.  One example:

  $ apt-cache showpkg g-wrap
  Package: g-wrap
  Versions: 
  1.9.9-3 (/var/lib/apt/lists/Rie:9999_ubuntu_dists_hardy_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
   Description Language: 
                   File: /var/lib/apt/lists/Rie:9999_ubuntu_dists_hardy_universe_binary-i386_Packages
                    MD5: 90f3aa27bd657aa17d94a99352e03024

  
  Reverse Depends: 
    guile-gnome0-dev,g-wrap 1.9.9
    guile-g-wrap,g-wrap 1.9.9-1
  Dependencies: 
  1.9.9-3 - guile-1.8 (0 (null)) guile-library (2 0.1.1) indent (0 (null)) libgwrap-runtime-dev (2 1.9.9-3) libgwrapguile-dev (0 (null)) 
  Provides: 
  1.9.9-3 - 
  Reverse Provides: 

  (guile and guile-library are depends, indent and libgwrap-runtime-dev
  are a recommends while libgwrapguile-dev is a conflicts)

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