Make sure also only-virtual packages are listed in packages_small.db

[deb/packages.git] / TODO

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@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ search_packages.pl:
        show_package relies on that. So foreach suite, 'newest entry', and only
        then, all the other entries
 
+Static pages:
+- with this design, we can resolve experimental dependencies from unstable
+- try to make it faster
+
 General:
 - Try to break everything with empty/short searches
 - Check for case sensitive consistency
@@ -45,6 +49,11 @@ General:
   obscure, but otoh, for typo fixing more appropriate.
   Maybe best of both worlds is 'modify search' below results, where you can
   generalize/specificy arch, etc etc?
+- In Search.pm, make sure read_entry_small only scans a bit, and not all --
+  once you have #max_nr_of_suites, you know you won't find the queried suite
+  anymore, so search further is futile. Maybe the backend could even add a
+  marker, ignored by read_entry_all, but understood by read_entry_small, that
+  indicates end of $res2 and start of $res3
 
 
 Bugs:
@@ -57,3 +66,5 @@ Missing pieces from old code:
  - mail stuff
  - DDTP support (but without a working DDTP I will not invest any time
    in that)
+ - search_packages compatibility (we should at least ensure we don't break
+   sarge's reportbug)