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

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#

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

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