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2<directory>devel
3<dirtitle>Development Tools
4<linkname>APT Cache Specification
5<filename>../apt/cache.html/index.html
6<description>
7The APT Cache Specification describes the complete implementation and
8format of the APT Cache file. The APT Cache file is a way for APT to parse
9and store a large number of package files for display in the UI. It's primary
10design goal is to make display of a single package in the tree very
11fast by pre-linking important things like dependencies and provides.
12The specification doubles as documentation for one of the in-memory
13structures used by the package library and the APT GUI.
14</description>
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18<directory>devel
19<dirtitle>Development Tools
20<linkname>APT Design Document
21<filename>../apt/design.html/index.html
22<description>
23The APT Design Document is an overview of the specifications and design goals
24of the APT project. It also attempts to give a broad descriptiontion of the
25implementation as well.
26</description>
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30<directory>devel
31<dirtitle>Development Tools
32<linkname>DPkg Technical Manual
33<filename>../apt/design.html/index.html
34<description>
35The DPkg Technical Manual gives an overview of dpkg's external functions
36and describes how it views the world.
37</description>
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41<directory>devel
42<dirtitle>Development Tools
43<linkname>APT Files
44<filename>../apt/files.html/index.html
45<description>
46The APT Files document describes the complete implementation and format of
47the installed APT directory structure. It also serves as guide to how
48APT views the Debian archive.
49</description>
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52<item>
53<directory>devel
54<dirtitle>Development Tools
55<linkname>APT Method Interface
56<filename>../apt/method.html/index.html
57<description>
58The APT Method Interface document describes the interface that APT uses to
59the archive access methods.
60</description>
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