Debian Bug report logs - #13187
--quiet|--verbose on update-alternatives don't do anything.

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From: "Darren/Torin/Who Ever..." <torin@daft.com>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: --quiet|--verbose on update-alternatives don't do anything.

Date: 19 Sep 1997 18:47:46 -0700

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If you look at the source for update alternatives, you'll see that
- --quiet and --verbose manipulate a variable named $verbosemode.
Unfortunately, this variable is never used again and therefore the
options might as well not be there.

Darren
- -- System Information
Debian Release: 1.3
Kernel Version: Linux kitchen 2.0.30 #3 Wed Aug 27 08:21:50 -0700 1997 i586 unknown
 
Versions of the packages dpkg depends on:
libc6   Version: 2.0.4-1
libg++272       Version: 2.7.2.5-2
ncurses3.4      Version: 1.9.9g-3
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Message #14 received at 13187-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>

To: 1399-done@bugs.debian.org, 13187-done@bugs.debian.org, 17877-done@bugs.debian.org, 17897-done@bugs.debian.org, 21330-done@bugs.debian.org, 46747-done@bugs.debian.org, 52919-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: these bugs have all been fixed in the latest dpkg (1.6.9)

Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 18:25:13 +0100

Hi people,

These bugs you have reported have all been fixed in the latest dpkg
package, version 1.6.9.

     * #1399: dselect error handling not consistent
     * #6007: dselect pbm.

Dselect now displays a message saying that the database is inaccessible or
that it is locked, asks for <enter>, and returns to the main menu
afterwards.

     * #13187: --quiet|--verbose on update-alternatives don't do
       anything.

Verbosity ($verbosemode) has been implemented in update-alternatives.

     * #17877: dpkg: 'help' gets annoying after a while

There is a `--expert' command line option for dselect that turns off
automatic help messages.

     * #17897: dpkg: dselect core dumped
     * #18028: scanning package dir breaks install
     * #18484: dpkg: "internal error" in dselect
     * #18540: dpkg: unhelpful error message (invalid control file)
     * #22649: dselect crashes

This was an old bug in the "disk" access method, and it seems to have been
fixed long ago.

     * #21330: dpkg: link and use problems on non-snprintf platform

The snprintf usage in that file was fixed.

     * #46747: dpkg: [hurd] start-stop-daemon

This Hurd patch was applied.

     * #52919: dpkg: Dselect main menu title line incorrect (has %s,
       printf problem?).

This %s was fixed.

(Wichert, dpkg maintainer, has told me I may close these bug reports instead
of him)

Thanks for reporting.

-- 
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