Re: dpkg --set-selections ignores available packages never installed or removed by dpkg

[Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>]

On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 11:28:25 -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Guillem Jover wrote:
> > ... I'm attaching a small tentative patch, on the best place I could
> > find, just in case.
> 
> I think it belongs in section "issues.dbk":
> 
> 	Sometimes, changes introduced in a new release have side-effects
> 	we cannot reasonably avoid, [...]
> 
> Ideally it should be self-contained to help people working in a
> setting without access to the Internet but with access to a Debian
> mirror.  How about something like the following?
> 
> <section id="dpkg-set-selections">
>   <title><command>dpkg --set-selections</command> changes</title>
>   <para>
>     The <command>dpkg --set-selections</command> command is now aware of the
>     machine architecture of packages it selects and can only set the state
>     for known packages. Therefore an up-to-date <filename>available</filename>
>     database is needed for the command to be useful.
>   </para>
>   <para>
>     To update the <filename>available</filename> database on an
>     <systemitem role="package">apt</systemitem>-based system, run
>     <command>sync-available</command> command from the
>     <systemitem role="package">dctrl-tools</systemitem> package.
>     See the <ulink url="&url-wiki;Teams/Dpkg/FAQ">dpkg FAQ</ulink>
>     for more information.
>   </para>
> </section>

Ah, much better indeed, thanks Jonathan.

Thanks,
Guillem