`slackpkg help` should work even when 'The package list is missing.'

j12i · 07-07-2021, 04:08 AM

So today, a new slackpkg update came in.
With the message slackpkg was upgraded - you will need start the upgrade process again..., I knew I wanted to consider the .new files from the slackpkg update first. But what was that command again? I type `slackpkg help`, but that doesn't tell me that what I want is `slackpkg new-config`. Instead

Code:

The package list is missing.
Before you install|upgrade|reinstall anything you need to run:

        # slackpkg update

I think that when I type help, the help should be shown, even in this case.

Alien Bob · 07-07-2021, 04:20 AM

It's called "man slackpkg".

solarfields · 07-07-2021, 04:45 AM

Well, slackpkg help output provides a quicker to read help compared to man, so it wouldn't hurt for it to be displayed even if the package list was missing.

chrisretusn · 07-07-2021, 10:20 AM

I have spoons.

j12i · 07-08-2021, 04:36 PM

Should I mention that `slackpkg new-config` works in the above situation?

Spinlock · 07-10-2021, 02:03 AM

I opened a pull request for this on Robby's repo on Github.

j12i · 07-10-2021, 01:42 PM

Thanks!
I would have written the patch, but I thought it would be much less work for someone with more knowledge of the codebase/bash.

Spinlock · 07-11-2021, 09:43 AM

Change has been merged in git, should be in the next release, whenever that is.