Bug#488463: apt-cache: regex compilation error

2008-06-29 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 12:31:03AM -0400, Joe Nahmias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > Package: apt > Version: 0.7.12 > Severity: normal > File: /usr/bin/apt-cache > > > Hi, > > I got the following error when trying to search for all the debug > packages: > > $ apt-cache search \*-dbg >

Bug#488463: apt-cache: regex compilation error

2008-06-29 Thread Joseph Nahmias
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 02:01:31PM +0100, Adam D. Barratt wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, 2008-06-29 at 00:31 -0400, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > I got the following error when trying to search for all the debug > > packages: > > > > $ apt-cache search \*-dbg > > E: Regex compilation error > > I suspect you

Bug#488463: apt-cache: regex compilation error

2008-06-29 Thread Adam D. Barratt
Hi, On Sun, 2008-06-29 at 00:31 -0400, Joe Nahmias wrote: > I got the following error when trying to search for all the debug > packages: > > $ apt-cache search \*-dbg > E: Regex compilation error I suspect you want apt-cache search --names-only .*-dbg (Your query can be made to work b

Bug#488463: apt-cache: regex compilation error

2008-06-28 Thread Joe Nahmias
Package: apt Version: 0.7.12 Severity: normal File: /usr/bin/apt-cache Hi, I got the following error when trying to search for all the debug packages: $ apt-cache search \*-dbg E: Regex compilation error --Joe -- Package-specific info: -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- deb http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/