Bug#403808: apt: [apt-cache] returns search results in random order (please order alphabetically)

[Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.6.46.4
Severity: minor

Consider this:

    $ apt-cache search linux-source
    linux-patch-debian-2.6.18 - Debian patches to version 2.6.18 of the Linux kernel
    linux-source-2.6.18 - Linux kernel source for version 2.6.18 with Debian patches
    linux-tree-2.6.18 - Linux kernel source tree for building Debian kernel images
    linux-patch-debian-2.6.15 - Debian patches to version 2.6.15 of the Linux kernel
    linux-patch-debian-2.6.12 - Debian patches to version 2.6.12 of the Linux kernel

SUGGESTION

Please list the results in alphabetical order

-- Package-specific info:

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --

-- /etc/apt/sources.list --

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ISO-8859-1) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  debian-archive-keyring       2006.11.22  GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a
ii  libc6                        2.3.6.ds1-9 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgcc1                      1:4.1.1-21  GCC support library
ii  libstdc++6                   4.1.1-21    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

apt recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information