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auto-apt
========

When you want to build a program from source and it fails due to missing headers. Auto-apt can search what package would provide the header files.  
(from [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutoApt]])


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Log
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* **Started**: 2012-01-24
* **Discussed**: [2012-01-26](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2012/01/msg00129.html)
* **Draft Submitted**: -
* **Submitted**: -
* **Accepted**: -


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ToDo
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The output of `grep -R PATH_MAX auto-apt-0.3.22/*` is a bit long. It contains files that have been patched using `#define PATH_MAX XYZ`.  
Here is the only file of interest:

    pkgcdb/pkgtab.c:    char buf[PATH_MAX];
    pkgcdb/pkgtab.c:    assert(p - pkg < PATH_MAX);
    pkgcdb/pkgtab.c:    static char buf[PATH_MAX];
    pkgcdb/pkgtab.c:    assert(len < PATH_MAX);


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Comments
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Work in progress, see related [thread](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/2012/01/msg00129.html).