Why can't slackpkg see firefox-2.0.0.1?

xflow7 · 02-10-2007, 02:43 PM

I'm new to slackpkg, but I'm learning. However, I'm a little confused by its behavior w.r.t. mozilla-firefox.

I know based on the ChangeLog and based on perusing the 11.0 mirrors that there is a mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.1 package in extra/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.1 yet slackpkg doesn't seem able to see it:

Code:

root@coulthard:/etc/slackpkg# slackpkg search firefox

The list below shows all packages with the selected pattern.

[ installed ] - mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.9-i686-1
[ installed ] - kdeaccessibility-3.5.4-i486-1
[ installed ] - kdebase-3.5.4-i486-7

I have tried searching with and without any mozilla-firefox package installed, using other mirrors, and everything else I can think of.

The package shows up both in /etc/slackpkg/PACKAGES.TXT and /etc/slackpkg/pkglist

Clearly, I am missing something. It sees other packages in extra no problem, so what is it about that package that makes it apparently invisible?

Thanks,

Dave

xflow7 · 02-10-2007, 03:00 PM

Okay, question partially answered.

Looking at /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf there is a download priority section which by default I guess is:

Code:

FIRST=patches
SECOND=slackware
THIRD=extra
FOURTH=pasture

When I swapped the placements of patches and extra the output of slackpkg become what I expected:

Code:

root@coulthard:/etc/slackpkg# slackpkg search firefox

The list below shows all packages with the selected pattern.

[  upgrade  ] - mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.9-i686-1 --> mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.1-i686-1
[ installed ] - kdeaccessibility-3.5.4-i486-1
[ installed ] - kdebase-3.5.4-i486-7

So I can do that temporarily to allow slackpkg to perform the upgrade. But is there any way to over-ride the download priority settings for specific packages? Because once I upgrade and revert to the default order (which is probably sane for most packages) isn't slackpkg forever going to bug me to 'upgrade' from 2.0.0.1 to 1.5.0.9?

I guess the minimum aggravation method is probably to upgrade, then blacklist mozilla-firefox and move on with my life.