----- Forwarded message from Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
Package: dpkg-multicd Version: 0.11 Severity: important I'm awfully sorry but apparently I have to file an important bug report against this pkackage (or dpkg?). It should be fixed before we release slink. First the symptoms: . You install package foo . You mark package foo for removal . You run dpkg --pending --remove . You mark package foo for installation . You try to install it . dselect/multicd/dpkg won't install it . You're lost until you re-run [U]pdate Now the technical part: If you install a package (using dpkg -i foo.deb or dselect) dpkg modifies the record in the available file and replaces it with the proper record from the status file (guessed or experienced by Ruud). As a result of this the available file lacks the fields Filename: MD5sum: and X-Medium: which makes it impossible to install this package again since the methods don't have a chance to find out where the package is located. This doesn't happen with some other methods since they don't depend on the filename being recorded in the available file. Solution: multicd has to copy the Packages files into $methdir/multicd/ and access them directly instead of the available file. Since this needs a redesign of the installation method and I'm somewhat short with time I'd appreciate somebody sending me a proper patch. Regards, Joey ----- End forwarded message ----- -- We all know Linux is great... it does infinite loops in 5 seconds. - Linus Torvalds Please always Cc to me when replying to me on the lists.