On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Sharkey wrote: > > I am going to write a script that will parse the install scripts and tell > > me if _every_ file that a particular package installs is installed. If so > > I will check it by hand. If it is indeed installed, I'll change the > > status file hand. This seems easier than a full re-install and will at > > least give the peace of mind that dpkg has a clue as to what's on the > > system. > > Before you do this, you might want to take a look at the cruft package, > which I think may only be in potato, I'm not sure and too lazy to check. > It's not fully stable yet.
I've got it installed but haven't had time to look it over. I'll look into it. > > Cruft doesn't really do what you want, but it might be a good starting point, > rather than working completely from scratch. Talk to the author and maybe > the two of you can coordinate this effort. Hmmmm...I don't know if my skills are quite THAT good ;) but I will investigate your suggestions. I do see a need for this kind of script though - just switching servers (ex. ftp.debian.org ftp1.us.debian.org) can wreak havoc on dselect's/apt's perception of what's installed (I stopped doing this month's ago). A way to parse the system to try and determine what's installed in case of catastrophic (Luser, or otherwise ;) ) error can be nothing but a good thing. Thanks man.... Roland > > Eric > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
