[Slapt-get-user] Re: --upgrade (exclude problem)

[Jason Woodward]

Hi Piotr,

> slapt-get --update
> bla bla ok
> 
> slapt-get --upgrade
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> The following packages have been EXCLUDED:
>   arts bison
> The following packages will be upgraded:
>   tar kdegames kdegraphics kdeedu <--
> 4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
> Need to get 41663K of archives.
> After unpacking 500K of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [y/N] N
> Abort.
> 
> I have kde* excluded in slapt-getrc file.
> EXCLUDE=^./slackware/kde$,^./slackware/kdei$,arts,bison
> or
> EXCLUDE=kde*,arts,bison
> or
> EXCLUDE=kde.*,arts,bison
> and does not function
> 
> functioned only with single package name
> EXCLUDE=kdegames,kdegraphics,kdeedu,blabla
> 
> I use slapt-get from latest CVS on slackware-current
> Any ideas ? :)
> 

kde* won't work, but kde.* should as should ^./slackware/kde$.  I just built a binary from cvs
on a slack current instance and I can't reproduce the same thing.  Can you share  your entire
slapt-getrc file (minus comments etc)?


take care,
jason