[Reportbug-maint] Bug#699583: reportbug: Should automatically find the package name for a given executable

[David M Smith]

Package: reportbug
Version: 6.4.3
Severity: wishlist

if reportbug can't find a package by the name specified, it should check for
packages that contain the executable / file specified..

Example: The user wants to file a bug against a program they know is called
"kscreenlocker".  However the user doesn't have any packages installed that
correspond to that name.   If reportbug queries packages.debian.net then it
could find a list of packages that contain the "kscreenlocker" executable and
filter it by packages that the user has installed.  Then present the user with
a list of suggested packages.



-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
INTERFACE="gtk2"

** /home/david/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "6.4.3"
mode expert
ui gtk2
email "sidicas2 at gmail.com"
no-cc
header "X-Debbugs-CC: sidicas2 at gmail.com"
smtphost reportbug.debian.org

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental'), (1, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.6-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               0.9.7.7
ii  python            2.7.3~rc2-1
ii  python-reportbug  6.4.3

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  claws-mail                               <none>
pn  debconf-utils                            <none>
pn  debsums                                  <none>
pn  dlocate                                  <none>
pn  emacs22-bin-common | emacs23-bin-common  <none>
ii  file                                     5.11-2
ii  gnupg                                    1.4.12-7
pn  postfix | exim4 | mail-transport-agent   <none>
ii  python-gtk2                              2.24.0-3+b1
ii  python-gtkspell                          2.25.3-12
pn  python-urwid                             <none>
ii  python-vte                               1:0.28.2-5
ii  xdg-utils                                1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6

Versions of packages python-reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               0.9.7.7
ii  python            2.7.3~rc2-1
ii  python-debian     0.1.21
ii  python-debianbts  1.11
ii  python-support    1.0.15

python-reportbug suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information