On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 10:43:07PM +0200, Patrik Lundin wrote: > However, "pkg_info -e" does not understand it: > === > # pkg_info -e python%2.7 > Invalid spec: python%2.7 > === > > I use pkg_info -e to check if a requested package is installed or > not prior to attempting to install/remove it. > > The reason for doing this is that it is much faster than just blindly > trying to install a package, and does not hammer mirrors needlessly. > > Are there any plans to teach pkg_info -e about "%"? Is it even possible?
Doesn't fit within the model, but you can already do that thing in a different way, by choosing the right repository, namely inst. e.g., pkg_info inst:python2.7 ought to give you the right result. I need to make sure you get a sensible rc code though, which isn't okay right now.
