Bug#811267: handling issues of package contents in the case of --path-exclude

2016-02-08 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Sat, 2016-02-06 at 12:03:55 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > sorry for not getting back to you any sooner. It took me a while to > understand my local configuration issue. No problem! > On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 03:04:55AM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > > Yes, it should, and that's what's supposed

Bug#811267: handling issues of package contents in the case of --path-exclude

2016-02-08 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Sat, 2016-02-06 at 12:10:31 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 06:46:40PM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > > I've now tried to clarify this in my local tree, I'm attaching the patch. > > This looks good. I'd augment it with something like "it might thus be > necessary to exclu

Bug#811267: handling issues of package contents in the case of --path-exclude

2016-02-06 Thread Marc Haber
On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 06:46:40PM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > I've now tried to clarify this in my local tree, I'm attaching the patch. This looks good. I'd augment it with something like "it might thus be necessary to exclude both the directory and its contents, like --path-exclude=/foo/bar -

Bug#811267: handling issues of package contents in the case of --path-exclude

2016-02-06 Thread Marc Haber
Hi, sorry for not getting back to you any sooner. It took me a while to understand my local configuration issue. On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 03:04:55AM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > Yes, it should, and that's what's supposed to happen. Here's a session > on my system: > > ,--- > # rm -rf /usr/share/

Bug#811267: handling issues of package contents in the case of --path-exclude

2016-02-05 Thread Guillem Jover
Control: tags + moreinfo Hi! On Mon, 2016-01-18 at 03:04:55 +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > On Sun, 2016-01-17 at 18:37:50 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 05:27:06PM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > > > Actually, in this case given how the filters work, ideally, the exclusion > >

Bug#811267: handling issues of package contents in the case of --path-exclude

2016-01-17 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Sun, 2016-01-17 at 18:37:50 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 05:27:06PM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > > On Sun, 2016-01-17 at 13:10:42 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > > > root@fan:/# dpkg --install --path-exclude=/usr/share/zoneinfo > > > /var/cache/apt/archives/tzdata_2015g-1

Bug#811267: handling issues of package contents in the case of --path-exclude

2016-01-17 Thread Marc Haber
Hi, On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 05:27:06PM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > On Sun, 2016-01-17 at 13:10:42 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > > Package: dpkg > > Version: 1.18.4 > > Severity: normal > > > I am trying to checkout the --path-exclude option of dpkg in a test > > chroot by first removing /usr/share

Bug#811267: handling issues of package contents in the case of --path-exclude

2016-01-17 Thread Guillem Jover
Control: severity -1 wishlist Hi! On Sun, 2016-01-17 at 13:10:42 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.18.4 > Severity: normal > I am trying to checkout the --path-exclude option of dpkg in a test > chroot by first removing /usr/share/zoneinfo and then trying to > install the tzd

Bug#811267: handling issues of package contents in the case of --path-exclude

2016-01-17 Thread Marc Haber
Package: dpkg Version: 1.18.4 Severity: normal I am trying to checkout the --path-exclude option of dpkg in a test chroot by first removing /usr/share/zoneinfo and then trying to install the tzdata package. I have found the following issues: root@fan:/# dpkg --install --path-exclude=/usr/share/zo