Re[2]: [Slapt-get-user] Dependancy Checking wrapper script not working.

Sean Donner slapt-get-user@software.jaos.org
Fri, 6 Feb 2004 15:36:48 -0800


Sorry about that, accidentally hit the send button before I was done with my
email.  Anyway here is the output I was talking about.  From what I can tell
slapt-get is doing what it should be doing.  However im not so sure that the
dependancy checking is actually working because of the errors from "grep"
and "cat".  Note that I get the same exact error output (everything after
"Done") no matter what flag I use, even "--show".


[root@maximus][~]# ./depend.sh --update
retrieving data from
ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/os/slackware/slackware-9.1/
extracting package data
[root@maximus][~]# ./depend.sh --upgrade
Reading Package Lists... Done
The following packages have been EXCLUDED:
  devs lilo kernel-modules
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.

Done
grep: unrecognized option `--upgrade'
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
cat: /var/log/packages/: Is a directory

[root@maximus][~]# ./depend.sh --show traceroute
Package Name: traceroute
Package Mirror: ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/os/slackware/slackware-9.1/
Package Location: ./slackware/n
.
.
.
traceroute:
Package Installed: yes
grep: unrecognized option `--show'
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
cat: /var/log/packages/: Is a directory