Package: dpkg
Version: 1.17.16
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
if one tries to perform --dry-run --set-selections for some reason,
real actions will take effect in contradiction to the manpage:
Do everything which is supposed to be done, but don't write any changes.
here is an example:
# dpkg --get-selections | head -n1
acl install
# dpkg --get-selections | head -n1 | sed -r 's/\binstall$/purge/' | dpkg
--dry-run --set-selections
# dpkg --get-selections | head -n1
acl purge
manpage also mentions one bug for the dry run parameter, not relevant
for the reported issue as per my understanding:
--no-act usually gives less information than might be helpful.
either behavior or the documentation is expected to be fixed
-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1,
'experimental')
Architecture: armhf (armv7l)
Foreign Architectures: armel
Kernel: Linux 3.0.35-ygrex-utilite-dirty (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.6-7
ii libc62.19-11
ii liblzma5 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2
ii libselinux1 2.3-2
ii tar 1.27.1-2
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2
dpkg recommends no packages.
Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
ii apt 1.0.9.2
-- no debconf information
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