apt-file returns nothing; 'bad file descriptor'

overbored · 10-03-2004, 07:41 PM

i'm trying to use 'apt-file -v search vim' (i just apt-got vim) but it returns nothing, and complains about a 'Bad file descriptor'...anybody know what's going on? (tried it with sudo too)

llamakc · 10-03-2004, 08:32 PM

I'm on unstable, just installed apt-file and here's my output:

Code:

aero:/home/ken# apt-file -v search emacs
D: got 'deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian sid main non-free contrib': Bad file descriptor
D: kept 'deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian sid main non-free contrib'
D: got 'deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US sid/non-US main contrib non-free'
D: kept 'deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US sid/non-US main contrib non-free'
D: got 'deb http://debian.jones.dk sid misc'
D: kept 'deb http://debian.jones.dk sid misc'
D: got 'deb http://people.debian.org/~costela/debian/ ./'
D: kept 'deb http://people.debian.org/~costela/debian/ ./'
D: got 'deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main'
D: kept 'deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main'
D: got 'deb http://www.tux.org/pub/java/debian sid main non-free'
D: kept 'deb http://www.tux.org/pub/java/debian sid main non-free'
D: got 'deb http://src.braincells.com/debian sid/ '
D: kept 'deb http://src.braincells.com/debian sid/ '
D: regexp: ^(.*?emacs[^\s]*)\s+(\S+)\s*$: Bad file descriptor

So I'm getting it too. Have you checked bugs.debian.org yet? Are you using stable|testing|unstable? Please include that in your posts...That way someone can zero in on your issue much quicker...

overbored · 10-03-2004, 09:06 PM

hi, i found out the problem....i had to run 'apt-file update' first. duh!!!!

llamakc · 10-03-2004, 09:13 PM

Thanks, I'll do the same right now!