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

[Michal Čihař]

Hi

Dne Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:15:27 +0100
Sandro Tosi <morph at debian.org> napsal(a):

> 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?

Indeed it fails:

Package `nanoblogger-extra' is not installed and no info is available.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.

Clearly I have no idea why it does not say anything about it, but would
not be better to use apt-cache instead?

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

This did happen only with nanoblogger-extra and not for
nanoblogger which I RFAed at same time. I can still reproduce this
issue on one of my systems.

-- 
	Michal Čihař | http://cihar.com | http://blog.cihar.com
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