Comment 0 for bug 940837

apt-cache fails to filter out PreDepends when using either

apt-cache --no-pre-depends $package

or

apt-cache -o APT::Cache::ShowPreDepends=0 $package

It works fine for Depends, Recommends, Suggests, Conflicts, Breaks, Replaces, Enhances, so this looks like a bug in apt to me.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 25 10:17:50 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110901)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)