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On Tuesday 05 December 2006 22:16, Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> On 2006-12-05, Bo Ørsted Andresen <bo.andresen@××××.dk> wrote: |
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> > # equery list xorg | while read pkg; do equery size ="${pkg}"; done |
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> That's nasty. Why do some equery commands accept regexes and |
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> others dont? |
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Because some equery commands search for packages (ideally suited for a |
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regex), and others by design operate on a single package (where using |
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regexes don't make any sense). |
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It all makes perfect sense when you realize this, but no-one expects you |
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to realize it immediately :-) |
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alan |
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