Re: Bug#32068: multicd can't reinstall removed package

[Martin Schulze <joey@finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE>]

Andy Mortimer wrote:
> > Solution:
> > multicd has to copy the Packages files into $methdir/multicd/ and
> > access them directly instead of the available file.
> >
> > Since this needs a redesign of the installation method and I'm somewhat
> > short with time I'd appreciate somebody sending me a proper patch.
> 
> The way I solved this was to simply make a copy of the *available*
> file, after doing dpkg --update-avail in the [U]pdate method, and then 
> parsing that copy in the installation method. If this doesn't work for 
> you, you could always make the copy at the end of the [U]pdate method, 
> and then copy it back at the beginning of the [I]nstall method! (It's
> not the prettiest method ever, but it would work ...)

This sounds like an easy workaround, could save me quite some time.

Thanks,

	Joey

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