Re: [gentoo-user] Is this a bug in equery
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:11:27 -0300 Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Harry Putnam wrote: equery files --type =app-editors/vim-6.3 -bash: =app-editors/vim-6.3: No such file or directory add single quotes, so the metacharacter is not parsed by bash, like this: equery files --type '=app-editors/vim-6.3' yes its not a biug as such, but a result of the shell you are using, which interprets as a redirection tool. Perhaps the equery docos should/examples should say so. If you want it fixed, files bug, mentioning it here will NOT get it fixed. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Is this a bug in equery
On Wed, 2005-11-23 at 20:02 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: I'm trying to learn equery since qpkg is being laid to rest. However I'm finding the hints that appear when you syntax is wrong very confusing. I have opened bug #113423 Does the following make more sense to you: $ ./equery files --type vim-6.4 [ Searching for packages matching vim-6.4... ] !!! Invalid syntax: missing operator !!! If you want only specific versions please use one of !!! the following operators as prefix for the package name: !!! = = = !!! Example to only match gcc versions greater or equal 3.2: !!!=sys-devel/gcc-3.2 !!! !!! Note: The symbols and are used for redirection in the shell !!! You must enclose the package name in quotation marks, if either !!! of these characters are used Regards, Paul -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
