On Wed, May 03, 2000 at 06:53:33PM +0200, Michael Piefel wrote: > Am 2.05.00 um 12:26:51 schrieb Richard Braakman: > > Package: dlocate (debian/main). > > Maintainer: Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> > > 61789 dlocate: significant breakage, does not function as per man page at all > > [FIX] Patch included (MS, Apr9) > > 61790 dlocate: cron job apparently doesn't run? > > 62023 dlocate: Error: can't open file at /usr/sbin/update-dlocatedb line 19, > > upon install > > I know it's a philosophical and also emotional issue, but I can't understand > why we pull a nice package from the distibution because it doesn't work for > some people. I use dlocate very often, and it works perfectly for me, always > has been, and I wouldn't want to trade it for dpkg -l which is far too slow. > > So it doesn't work for some people (for instance those using slocate instead > of locate), but it works for most, I presume, so why not leave it in there? the problem with slocate is so painfully simple: -[ -e /usr/bin/locate.old ] && LOCATE="/usr/bin/locate.old" +[ -e /usr/bin/locate.notslocate ] && LOCATE="/usr/bin/locate.notslocate" darn that was HARD ;-) (btw that patch is in the BTS) -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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