On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Jim Lynch wrote: > Hi Eric. > > One of the things you said, is: > >>>> > Some packages refuse to install, and of course, break apt in the process. > Right now, I'm *hopefully* going to be able to repair a totally hosed > server that failed an apt-get because MAN AND GROFF failed to install > properly, ending the upgrade process and therefore stopping the install of > all the perl/debian-perl packages except the binary, rendering apt > practically useless. > <<<<
This is more a response to Eric. On my local system, I have a mostly functioning dpkg --command-pipe. This allows apt to start dpkg once, then feed it a series of --install, --unpack, --configure, --purge, --remove commands, and have dpkg run them in sequence. The natural extension to that is --status-pipe, which I have thought about previously, and will be doing coding on tonight. See debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org(or the archives there of) for an actual simulated apt run using --command-pipe. ----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK---- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s: a-- c+++ UL++++ P+ L++++ !E W+ M o+ K- W--- !O M- !V PS-- PE++ Y+ PGP++ t* 5++ X+ tv b+ D++ G e h*! !r z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- ----BEGIN PGP INFO---- Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Finger Print | KeyID 67 01 42 93 CA 37 FB 1E 63 C9 80 1D 08 CF 84 0A | DE656B05 PGP AD46 C888 F587 F8A3 A6DA 3261 8A2C 7DC2 8BD4 A489 | 8BD4A489 GPG -----END PGP INFO-----