Re: rebuilding /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Subject: Re: rebuilding /var/lib/dpkg/status
From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@valinux.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 15:33:54 +0100
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20001225220057.A871@multicard.poptart.ihug.com.au>; from gjheydon@bigfoot.com on Mon, Dec 25, 2000 at 10:00:57PM +1100
References: <[🔎] 20001225220057.A871@multicard.poptart.ihug.com.au>

Previously Gordon Heydon wrote:
> My /var/lib/dpkg/status file got currupted and then was lost. Is there
> any way of rebuilding this file from what is in /var/lib/dpkg/info, or
> is this not possible.

Currently no. I could whip up a script to do that though I guess,
I'll see if I can do that this year.

Wichert.

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