pkgCache::PackageFile Struct Reference

stores information about the files used to generate the cache More...

#include <pkgcache.h>

Collaboration diagram for pkgCache::PackageFile:

Public Attributes
map_ptrloc	Architecture
map_ptrloc	Archive
	the release information More...
map_ptrloc	Codename
map_ptrloc	Component
map_ptrloc	FileName
	physical disk file that this PackageFile represents More...
unsigned long	Flags
unsigned int	ID
	unique sequel ID More...
map_ptrloc	IndexType
	indicates what sort of index file this is More...
map_ptrloc	Label
time_t	mtime
	Modification time for the file. More...
map_ptrloc	NextFile
	Link to the next PackageFile in the Cache. More...
map_ptrloc	Origin
map_ptrloc	Site
	The site the index file was fetched from. More...
unsigned long	Size
	Size of the file. More...
map_ptrloc	Version

Detailed Description

stores information about the files used to generate the cache

Package files are referenced by Version structures to be able to know after the generation still from which Packages file includes this Version as we need this information later on e.g. for pinning.

Member Data Documentation

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::Architecture

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::Architecture().

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::Archive

the release information

Please see the files document for a description of what the release information means.

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::Archive().

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::Codename

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::Codename().

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::Component

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::Component().

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::FileName

physical disk file that this PackageFile represents

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::FileName().

unsigned long pkgCache::PackageFile::Flags

unsigned int pkgCache::PackageFile::ID

unique sequel ID

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::IndexType

indicates what sort of index file this is

enumerate at least the possible indexes

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::IndexType().

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::Label

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::Label().

time_t pkgCache::PackageFile::mtime

Modification time for the file.

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::NextFile

Link to the next PackageFile in the Cache.

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::operator++().

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::Origin

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::Origin().

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::Site

The site the index file was fetched from.

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::Site().

unsigned long pkgCache::PackageFile::Size

Size of the file.

Used together with the modification time as a simple check to ensure that the Packages file has not been altered since Cache generation.

map_ptrloc pkgCache::PackageFile::Version

Referenced by pkgCache::PkgFileIterator::Version().

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• /usr/include/apt-pkg/pkgcache.h