Bug#208532: dpkg: forget-old-unavail broken since 2003

2006-01-02 Thread Eric Wick
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.10.28
Followup-For: Bug #208532

Please take a look for this bug again, cause my database grows and grows
after 2 major upgrades. This machine was installed with potato and hold
most of typical packages in the database. The --forget-old-unavail does
nothing.
hesinde:/etc# dpkg -l xv 
Gewünscht=Unbekannt/Installieren/R=Entfernen/P=Säubern/Halten
| Status=Nicht/Installiert/Config/U=Entpackt/Fehlgeschl. Konf./Halb
install.
|/ Fehler?=(keiner)/Halten/R=Neuinst. notw/X=beides (Status, Fehler:
GROß=schlecht)
||/ Name   VersionBeschreibung
+++-==-==-
rc  xv 3.10a-25   An image viewer and manipulator for
the X Wi
hesinde:/etc# dpkg --forget-old-unavail
hesinde:/etc# dpkg -l xv
Gewünscht=Unbekannt/Installieren/R=Entfernen/P=Säubern/Halten
| Status=Nicht/Installiert/Config/U=Entpackt/Fehlgeschl. Konf./Halb
install.
|/ Fehler?=(keiner)/Halten/R=Neuinst. notw/X=beides (Status, Fehler:
GROß=schlecht)
||/ Name   VersionBeschreibung
+++-==-==-
rc  xv 3.10a-25   An image viewer and manipulator for
the X Wi

The existing patch from this bug should go in main asap.
Eric

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12
Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-15) (ignored: 
LC_ALL set to [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii  dselect 1.10.28  a user tool to manage Debian packa
ii  libc6   2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an

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Bug#208532: dpkg: forget-old-unavail broken

2006-01-02 Thread Eric Wick
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.10.28
Followup-For: Bug #208532

Additional info, purged packages will stay in the list forever.

pn  xv keine(keine Beschreibung vorhanden)
hesinde:/home/eric# dpkg --forget-old-unavail
hesinde:/home/eric# dpkg -l xv
Gewünscht=Unbekannt/Installieren/R=Entfernen/P=Säubern/Halten
| Status=Nicht/Installiert/Config/U=Entpackt/Fehlgeschl. Konf./Halb
install.
|/ Fehler?=(keiner)/Halten/R=Neuinst. notw/X=beides (Status, Fehler:
GROß=schlecht)
||/ Name   VersionBeschreibung
+++-==-==-
pn  xv keine(keine Beschreibung vorhanden)
hesinde:/home/eric# apt-cache policy xv
xv:
  Installiert:(keine)
  Mögliche Pakete:(keine)
  Versions-Tabelle:


  





-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12
Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-15) (ignored: 
LC_ALL set to [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii  dselect 1.10.28  a user tool to manage Debian packa
ii  libc6   2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an

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