Subject: pkg/10083: pkg_delete -r -R \* tries to delete non-package
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <dmcmahill@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/09/2000 10:23:12
>Number: 10083
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: pkg_delete -r -R \* tries to delete non-package
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue May 09 10:24:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Dan McMahill
>Release: 1.4.2<NetBSD-current source date>
>Organization:
>Environment:
1.4.2
>Description:
try to do a major cleanout with:
mcmahill@ampere 16 # pkg_delete -r -R \*
pkg_delete: package 'pkgdb.byfile.db' not installed
but 'pkgdb.byfile.db' isn't a package
>How-To-Repeat:
mcmahill@ampere 16 # pkg_delete -r -R \*
pkg_delete: package 'pkgdb.byfile.db' not installed
>Fix:
have pkg_delete ignore 'pkgdb.byfile.db'
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: