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Re: "pkg uninstall <name>" clears package list if <name> is not installe
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Mike Miller |
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Re: "pkg uninstall <name>" clears package list if <name> is not installed |
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Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:03:13 -0400 |
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
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> On Jun 12, 2012, at 8:23 AM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> I found an issue on my compiled 3.6.2: if you "pkg uninstall <name>" for a
>> package that is not currently installed, the stored package list is then
>> cleared (fortunately it can be rebuilt with "pkg rebuild"). I can't check at
>> the moment, but is this still occurring in default branch?
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>> Michael.
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> Using both the stable and default branches, I tried ...
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> pkg list
> pkg uninstall foobar
> pkg list
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> I get the same list of packages each time.
See https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?36453
IIRC I think it depends on whether you have global packages, local
packages, or a combination of both.
--
mike