dpkg (1.13.3) experimental; urgency=low

  The "Paying off Karma at a vastly acclerated rate" Release.

  * Missing newline added to warning output function.  Closes: #283798.
  * Fixed prototype warning in dpkg-scansources.  Closes: #213577, #219760,
    #267505.
  * Removed trailing line from debian origins file.  Closes: #264904.
  * Changed dpkg-buildpackage to say "source changed by" rather than
    "source maintainer is".  Closes: #247313.
  * Fixed dpkg-gencontrol to allow '-' in architecture names.  Closes: #274677.
  * Fixed "unknown information field" error to report field that it doesn't
    know about.  Closes: #275243.

  * Documentation:
    - Remove "medium-level" from description of dpkg.  Closes: #292454.
    - Harmonised argument names in update-alternatives(8).
      Closes: #267095, #284941
    - Documented what the '+' and '*' mean in update-alternatives --config
      output.  Closes: #270486.
    - Mention aptitude alongside dselect in 'dpkg --usage' and
      'dpkg-deb --help', fix quote style of mention in 'dpkg --help'.
      Closes: #274800, #278118.
    - Associate --truename with the description of what it does in
      dpkg-divert(8).  Closes: #277076.
    - Removed last remaining references to the packaging manual, replacing
      with better references.  Closes: #262775.
    - Documented format of file dpkg --set-selections takes.  Closes: #270043.

 -- Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 03:10:27 +0000

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index a999d3bdb..8265068d5 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Comparison operators for --compare-versions are:\n\
  lt-nl le-nl ge-nl gt-nl (treat empty version as later than any version);\n\
  < << <= = >= >> >       (only for compatibility with control file syntax).\n\
 \n\
-Use `dselect' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management.\n"),
+Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management.\n"),
 	    BACKEND, ADMINDIR) < 0) werr ("stdout");
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const char thisname[]= "dpkg";
 const char architecture[]= ARCHITECTURE;
 const char printforhelp[]= N_("\
 Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];\n\
-Use dselect for user-friendly package management;\n\
+Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;\n\
 Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;\n\
 Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;\n\
 Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;\n\
diff --git a/src/query.c b/src/query.c
index b36dafce6..7c9b72556 100644
--- a/src/query.c
+++ b/src/query.c
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold\n\
 void listpackages(const char *const *argv) {
   struct pkgiterator *it;
   struct pkginfo *pkg;
-  struct pkginfo **pkgl;
+  struct pkginfo **pkgl, **pkgf;
   const char *thisarg;
-  int np, i, head, found;
+  int np, nf, i, head, found;
 
   modstatdb_init(admindir,msdbrw_readonly);
 
@@ -199,14 +199,12 @@ void listpackages(const char *const *argv) {
   iterpkgend(it);
   assert(i==np);
 
-  qsort(pkgl,np,sizeof(struct pkginfo*),pkglistqsortcmp);
-  head=0;
-
+  pkgf= m_malloc(sizeof(struct pkginfo*)*np); nf=0;
   if (!*argv) {
     for (i=0; i<np; i++) {
       pkg= pkgl[i];
       if (pkg->status == stat_notinstalled) continue;
-      list1package(pkg,&head,pkgl,np);
+      pkgf[nf++] = pkg;
     }
   } else {
     while ((thisarg= *argv++)) {
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ void listpackages(const char *const *argv) {
       for (i=0; i<np; i++) {
         pkg= pkgl[i];
         if (fnmatch(thisarg,pkg->name,0)) continue;
-        list1package(pkg,&head,pkgl,np); found++;
+	pkgf[nf++] = pkg; found++;
       }
       if (!found) {
         fprintf(stderr,_("No packages found matching %s.\n"),thisarg);
@@ -222,6 +220,12 @@ void listpackages(const char *const *argv) {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  qsort(pkgf,nf,sizeof(struct pkginfo*),pkglistqsortcmp);
+  head=0;
+  for (i=0; i<nf; i++)
+    list1package(pkgf[i],&head,pkgf,nf);
+
   if (ferror(stdout)) werr("stdout");
   if (ferror(stderr)) werr("stderr");  
   modstatdb_shutdown();