[bug-notifications] [pkg_get 0003026]: package installation from testing fails with: Need TWO args to newer_rev

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The following issue has been CLOSED 
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http://opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=3026 
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Reported By:                skayser
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    pkg_get
Issue ID:                   3026
Category:                   regular use
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     closed
Resolution:                 open
Fixed in Version:           
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Date Submitted:             2009-01-18 18:10 CET
Last Modified:              2009-02-28 17:02 CET
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Summary:                    package installation from testing fails with: Need
TWO args to newer_rev
Description: 
Tried to install a package from testing as described on
http://mirror.opencsw.org/testing.html, but after download the catalog and
descriptions files pkg-get just says: Need TWO args to newer_rev.
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 (0005491) skayser (administrator) - 2009-01-18 18:14
 http://opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=3026#c5491 
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Doh, forgot the version information again ...

# pkginfo -x CSWpkgget
CSWpkgget  pkg_get - CSW version of automated package download tool
           (all) 4.0.1,REV=2008.12.15 

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 (0005495) harpchad (reporter) - 2009-01-21 19:09
 http://opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=3026#c5495 
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This occurs for me as well when using the testing catalog.  It looks like
it's because the testing catalog does not have all packages in it, so
get_remote_pkgversion returns null for the package version of packages it
didn't find.  This causes newer_rev to be called with a single argument
(local revision, no remote revision).  I attached a patch that makes
get_remote_pkgversion return 0 for the revision when it doesn't find a
revision in the catalog. 

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 (0005590) phil (manager) - 2009-02-28 17:02
 http://opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=3026#c5590 
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i think this is either as chad says, or the LC_ALL bug/issue.

I dont like chad's patch, because it IS an ERROR to have missing
dependancies.
so.. closing this.

PS: at one point, I'm going to allow "shadow repository", which will fix
this issue; you'll be able to set testing as that repository so it will all
work out nicer in the future. 

Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2009-01-18 18:10 skayser        New Issue                                    
2009-01-18 18:14 skayser        Note Added: 0005491                          
2009-01-21 19:09 harpchad       Note Added: 0005495                          
2009-01-21 19:09 harpchad       File Added: pkgget_get_remote_pkgversion.patch  
                 
2009-02-28 17:02 phil           Note Added: 0005590                          
2009-02-28 17:02 phil           Status                   new => closed       
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