On Jun 3, Alexander Stavitsky wrote > On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, Andy Mortimer wrote: > > > On Jun 3, Fredrik Ax wrote > > > I agree with you that it is a bit irretating that deselect scans for ALL > > > pakages ... I can see that it's done for consistency reasons, BUT it would > > > be great if there was a switch to turn this off. > > > > I'm afraid you've got slightly the wrong end of the stick. ;) Using the > > default methods, dselect scans through all *files* under the tree you > > point it at, and for each one checks to see if it needs installing. There > > No, what I have experienced is dselect trying to find all files mentioned > in Packages and stop at the point where the package is missing. I'll try > it again with when I have time and report if it is really happens.
What access method are you using? (ISTR you saying one of the default methods, but otherwise you can ignore this :) I've just had a look, and they quite definitely use the command `dpkg -iGROEB <mountpoint>'. If you like, you can try this on a subtree with the command: dpkg -iGROEB /nfs-imports/debian1/dists/stable/main/binary-i386/admin or whatever it is on your machine; you will then find that only the packages in the admin directory are looked at. &E -- Andy Mortimer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.poboxes.com/andy.mortimer PGP public key available on key servers -- I only smile in the dark, My only comfort is the night gone black. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
