Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 06:21:18 -0500
From: Dubiousjim <lists+alpine-devel@jimpryor.net>
To: alpine-devel@lists.alpinelinux.org
Subject: [alpine-devel] Other questions about apk-tools
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1. I don't really understand the rules for the "-a" flag on apk upgrade.

When I say `apk upgrade -a --simulate` I get a list of 16 potential
downgrades (apparently one package has been withdrawn, only an older
version is now in the repos) and replacements (the rest of the list).

Why are just those packages chosen to be replaced? When I say
`apk info | wc -l` I get 180. There are more than 15 items listed in
/etc/apk/world, too. I'm completely unclear on what determines whether a
package should get replaced when using the "-a" flag.

2. Some documentation glitches I noticed: The usage for `apk version`
   lists one option as `-l LIMCHAR`. But this option accepts multiple
   LIMCHARs, so perhaps the usage message should be pluralized.

3. Another? The usage for `apk info` says "Give detailed information
   about PACKAGEs or repositories." But I can't see any way to use `apk
   info` to get information about a repository; is there something I'm
   missing? Perhaps this message should also be changed to specify that
   the information can only be provided for installed packages?

If desired, I'll move these two suggestions to the bugtracker.

-- 
Dubiousjim
dubiousjim@gmail.com
https://github.com/dubiousjim


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