[Reportbug-maint] Bug#599290: reportbug: tells that package does not exist even when it exists

[Sandro Tosi]

Hello Michal,

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 15:01, Michal Čihař <nijel at debian.org> wrote:
> $ reportbug wnpp
...
> 3 RFA  This is a `Request for Adoption'. Due to lack of time, resources, interest or something similar, the
...
> Choose the request type: 3
> Please enter the package name: nanoblogger-extra
> Checking status database...
> This package doesn't appear to exist; continue? [y|N|?]? n

this check is implemented calling

$ dpkg --status nanoblogger-extra

does this command work fine for you?

Also, are you able to still replicate this bug? only with
nanoblogger-extra or also with other packages?

Cheers,
-- 
Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu)
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