Re: "pkg uninstall <name>" clears package list if <name> is not installed

[Mike Miller]

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Michael Goffioul
<address@hidden> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
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>> On Jun 12, 2012, at 9:03 AM, Mike Miller wrote:
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>> > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Jun 12, 2012, at 8:23 AM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> I found an issue on my compiled 3.6.2: if you "pkg uninstall <name>"
>> >>> for a package that is not currently installed, the stored package list is
>> >>> then cleared (fortunately it can be rebuilt with "pkg rebuild"). I can't
>> >>> check at the moment, but is this still occurring in default branch?
>> >>>
>> >>> Michael.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> Using both the stable and default branches, I tried ...
>> >>
>> >>        pkg list
>> >>        pkg uninstall foobar
>> >>        pkg list
>> >>
>> >> I get the same list of packages each time.
>> >
>> > See https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?36453
>> >
>> > IIRC I think it depends on whether you have global packages, local
>> > packages, or a combination of both.
>> >
>> > --
>> > mike
>>
>> Mine are all local.
>
>
> I think they're all global by default under Windows (I don't specify any
> -global flag to pkg.m). That's probably the difference.

Sounds right, also what the original bug reported.  Recommend any
further discussion be moved to the bug tracker.

-- 
mike