Bug#707662: reinstall doesn't rewrite missing files

2013-05-12 Thread Daniel Hartwig
On 13 May 2013 12:34, wrote: > OK, then maybe there should be a purge-reinstall command, > for the times when one > * doesn't want to remove any packages, so no worry about disturbing > dependencies. > * wants to totally refresh a package. I'll see about adding an option for reinstall-conffiles

Bug#707662: [Aptitude-devel] Bug#707662: reinstall doesn't rewrite missing files

2013-05-12 Thread jidanni
OK, then maybe there should be a purge-reinstall command, for the times when one * doesn't want to remove any packages, so no worry about disturbing dependencies. * wants to totally refresh a package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsub

Bug#707662: reinstall doesn't rewrite missing files

2013-05-12 Thread Daniel Hartwig
On 13 May 2013 12:24, Daniel Hartwig wrote: > Hello > > On 10 May 2013 09:04, wrote: >> Package: aptitude >> Version: 0.6.9.1-1 >> Severity: wishlist >> >> The man page should note that reinstall doesn't fix missing files... >> # mv /etc/apache2/conf-available/php5-cgi.conf >> # aptitude reinsta

Bug#707662: [Aptitude-devel] Bug#707662: reinstall doesn't rewrite missing files

2013-05-12 Thread Daniel Hartwig
Hello On 10 May 2013 09:04, wrote: > Package: aptitude > Version: 0.6.9.1-1 > Severity: wishlist > > The man page should note that reinstall doesn't fix missing files... > # mv /etc/apache2/conf-available/php5-cgi.conf > # aptitude reinstall php5-cgi > # ls ... not found That is a conffile. It

Bug#707662: reinstall doesn't rewrite missing files

2013-05-09 Thread jidanni
Package: aptitude Version: 0.6.9.1-1 Severity: wishlist The man page should note that reinstall doesn't fix missing files... # mv /etc/apache2/conf-available/php5-cgi.conf # aptitude reinstall php5-cgi # ls ... not found apt-get's man page should also note this. In fact what indeed reinstall does