Bug#472208: dpkg should remove package from status on complete purge

2009-08-11 Thread Guillem Jover
On Tue, 2009-08-11 at 16:44:30 +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Guillem Jover [2008.04.12.2003 +0200]: > > Seems this behaviour was there but reverted long time ago in commit > > f48836f8589e17fabed7bddcc402422b394e1820, which at the same time > > introduced the --forget-old-unavail opt

Bug#472208: dpkg should remove package from status on complete purge

2009-08-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Guillem Jover [2008.04.12.2003 +0200]: > Seems this behaviour was there but reverted long time ago in commit > f48836f8589e17fabed7bddcc402422b394e1820, which at the same time > introduced the --forget-old-unavail option. I don't see much point in > that change, something which can be

Bug#472208: dpkg should remove package from status on complete purge

2008-04-12 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi, On Sat, 2008-03-22 at 14:22:23 -0400, Ari Pollak wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.14.16.6 > Severity: wishlist > > Currently, purging a package does not remove it from > /var/lib/dpkg/status. Over time, purging a lot of packages can cause the > status file to get very crufty, and I can't t