Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>:
Bug#107530; Package dpkg. debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgWichert Akkerman Subject: Bug#107530: dpkg: wishlist: dpkg gets a --reconfigure switch Reply-To: Peter Jay Salzman , 107530@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: Peter Jay Salzman Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Wichert Akkerman Resent-Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 22:11:48 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@bugs.debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 107530 X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by submit@bugs.debian.org id=B.99679019322255 (code B ref -1); Thu, 02 Aug 2001 22:11:48 GMT From: Peter Jay Salzman To: submit@bugs.debian.org X-Mailer: bug 3.3.9 Message-Id: Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 15:09:03 -0700 Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: dpkg Version: 1.9.16 Severity: wishlist this was posted to debian-user: > i'm surprised that dpkg doesn't have > a --reconfigure option. Actually, I think it's "dpkg-reconfigure packagename" ;-) Confusing, ain't it ?? Hall he's right. it is confusing, and is a good example of why debian has a bad reputation for being a "hard" distro. i'm sure there are reasons why not to do this. but in the name of improving debian's usability, i'm asking anyway. please consider giving dpkg a --reconfigure switch to invoke reconfiguring an already installed package. thanks for listening! pete -- System Information Debian Release: testing/unstable Kernel Version: Linux satan 2.4.5 #4 SMP Mon Jul 9 18:07:43 PDT 2001 i686 unknown Versions of the packages dpkg depends on: ii libc6 2.2.3-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone ii libncurses5 5.2.20010318-2 Shared libraries for terminal handling ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-0.01042 The GNU stdc++ library Acknowledgement sent to Peter Jay Salzman <p@dirac.org>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Wichert Akkerman <wakkerma@debian.org>. -t From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: Peter Jay Salzman Subject: Bug#107530: Acknowledgement (dpkg: wishlist: dpkg gets a --reconfigure switch) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: X-Debian-PR-Message: ack 107530 Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Wichert Akkerman If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 107530@bugs.debian.org (and *not* to submit@bugs.debian.org). Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the Bug-tracking system. Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database) Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 2 Aug 2001 22:09:53 +0000 From p@dirac.org Thu Aug 02 17:09:53 2001 Return-path: Received: from adsl-64-164-47-8.dsl.scrm01.pacbell.net (satan.diablo.localnet) [::ffff:64.164.47.8] by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 15SQfA-0005ls-00; Thu, 02 Aug 2001 17:09:52 -0500 Received: from p by satan.diablo.localnet with local (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15SQeN-0005AV-00; Thu, 02 Aug 2001 15:09:03 -0700 From: Peter Jay Salzman Subject: dpkg: wishlist: dpkg gets a --reconfigure switch To: submit@bugs.debian.org X-Mailer: bug 3.3.9 Message-Id: Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 15:09:03 -0700 Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: dpkg Version: 1.9.16 Severity: wishlist this was posted to debian-user: > i'm surprised that dpkg doesn't have > a --reconfigure option. Actually, I think it's "dpkg-reconfigure packagename" ;-) Confusing, ain't it ?? Hall he's right. it is confusing, and is a good example of why debian has a bad reputation for being a "hard" distro. i'm sure there are reasons why not to do this. but in the name of improving debian's usability, i'm asking anyway. please consider giving dpkg a --reconfigure switch to invoke reconfiguring an already installed package. thanks for listening! pete -- System Information Debian Release: testing/unstable Kernel Version: Linux satan 2.4.5 #4 SMP Mon Jul 9 18:07:43 PDT 2001 i686 unknown Versions of the packages dpkg depends on: ii libc6 2.2.3-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone ii libncurses5 5.2.20010318-2 Shared libraries for terminal handling ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-0.01042 The GNU stdc++ library Merged 107530 110919. Request was from Colin Watson <cjwatson@flatline.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. Received: (at control) by bugs.debian.org; 26 Sep 2001 16:08:09 +0000 From cjw44@flatline.org.uk Wed Sep 26 11:08:09 2001 Return-path: Received: from mccoy.flatline.org.uk [195.8.181.200] (mail) by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 15mHEH-0000Yb-00; Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:08:09 -0500 Received: from cjw44 by mccoy.flatline.org.uk with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15mGq7-0002TG-00; Wed, 26 Sep 2001 16:43:11 +0100 Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 16:43:11 +0100 From: Colin Watson To: control@bugs.debian.org Subject: merges Message-ID: <20010926164311.H8928@flatline.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: Colin Watson Delivered-To: control@bugs.debian.org merge 107530 110919 severity 61531 normal merge 59343 59344 61531 69553 thanks -- Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]