On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 06:57:42AM +1100, Trent W. Buck wrote: > 2. mlocate is gone in Debian 12, so > I wanted to test if locate(1plocate) could read a database generated by > updatedb(8mlocate). > If it could, I wouldn't have to upgrade all clients and servers at once. > (It can't, hence the error message about "corrupt or an old version".)
Notwithstanding this bug, plocate-build(1) can convert mlocate databases to plocate format. It may not be exactly what you're asking for, but it should at least be cheaper to put in a cron job somewhere. /* Steinar */ -- Homepage: https://www.sesse.net/
