Subject: pkg/7144: pkg_delete does not deinstall "old" packages
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: John Kohl <jtk@kolvir.arlington.ma.us>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/12/1999 07:25:54
>Number: 7144
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: pkg_delete fails to deinstall "old" packages
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Mar 12 04:35:01 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: John Kohl
>Organization:
NetBSD Kernel Hackers `R` Us
>Release: pkgsrc as of 1999-03-07
>Environment:
System: NetBSD kolvir.arlington.ma.us 1.3I NetBSD 1.3I (KOLVIR) #13: Thu Feb 11 19:49:22 EST 1999 jtk@kolvir.arlington.ma.us:/usr/u4/sandbox/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/KOLVIR i386
>Description:
I used the latest pkg_delete from pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install to
try and delete an old version of a package (netatalk-19981109). It
didn't remove anything, and complained (repeatedly):
Key not present.
>How-To-Repeat:
Use the new tool to delete an old package
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: