#1079923 apt changelog could support source package names

Package:
apt
Source:
apt
Description:
commandline package manager
Submitter:
Antoine Le Gonidec
Date:
2024-08-28 15:39:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1079923#5
Date:
2024-08-28 15:31:12 UTC
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"apt changelog" is very useful to look at the changelog for a given
package without the need to fire up a Web browser.

A current limitation is that it only takes binary package names, not
source package ones. So if one wants to see the changelog for a given
source package, finding the name of a random binary package generated
from this source (with "apt showsrc") is a required first step.

It would be nice if it could directly parse source package names, maybe
using a syntax like: apt changelog src:name