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slackpkg+ 1.7.0 ignore the blacklist due a bug (introduced 4 years ago), not as a feature.
In effect was a bug, not a feature
If you want to skip blacklist use USEBL=0
Rats! The dreaded feature that is a bug thing. Hate when that happens.
Been using that bug of a feature since "Thu Jan 3 12:32:53 CET 2019" or thereabouts.
I've gotten quite used to that bug, it is going to be hard to reprogram my fingers.
Oh well. Moving on... Were there is a will there is a way. Alias!
Still say slackpkg+ is the greatest thing since sliced bread!
# Also you may want to greylist ALL slackpkgplus repository;
# useful if you want to run slackpkg install alienbob and select
# only the wanted package (instead de-select all unwanted):
#SLACKPKGPLUS_.*
I have already figure out 'SLACKPKGPLUS_.alienbob' does not work.
Both of these do:
'alienbob'
'SLACKPKGPLUS_alienbob'
Which is the correct way to greylist only one repository?
Reason: alienbob has a boat load (Preparing list [203/344]) of packages, when using 'slackpkg install'.
Distribution: Slackware64 15.0 (started with 13.37). Testing -current in a spare partition.
Posts: 935
Rep:
I'm running slackpkg+-1.7.0d1-noarch-7mt. I tested it only with the normal
routine 'slackpkg install-new|upgrade-all|clean-system'.
It is working ok, I didn't get any error messages or problem when installing,
upgrading or removing.
The new progress indicator is very nice. The spinning bar is nice too and
traditional, but the percentage indicator gives a better information about
what is happening, also the packages counter.
These are nice additions thanks (and terse output too).
There is a problem with the percentage indicator when running
'slackpkg install-new', I think it is showing the packages number instead.
It is in the attached image.
Another thing, this is just cosmetic, could be nice to hide the cursor while
showing percentage indicator, maybe with 'tput civis' and put it back with
'tput cnorm'.
tput is a reason for which I dislike the spinning. tput can create some inconsistence in terminal output in some circumstance. To make slackpkg+ working with spinning correctly I had to write some porkaround .
tput is a reason for which I dislike the spinning. tput can create some inconsistence in terminal output in some circumstance. To make slackpkg+ working with spinning correctly I had to write some porkaround .
slackpkg - version 2.84.0_beta6 / slackpkg+ 1.7.0d1
Hehe, I miss that spinner thingy, really I do....
Can you give us an option to bring it back?
Nah, just kidding. On the bringing it back part. Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
Thanks for the great job on this.
Testing it on two of my machines, all working well.
Yes, that fixed it 'install-new' now has a percentage indicator.
But it goes up to 55% not 100%, is this right? Maybe because there isn't
any new 'Added' package to make the list to install.
No. The counter should start before the packages database check.
My tests reach 100%
Tomorrow I will tell you some test to do.
bash -x slackpkg install-new 2>slackpkg.txt
may help the analysis.
Yes, that fixed it 'install-new' now has a percentage indicator.
But it goes up to 55% not 100%, is this right? Maybe because there isn't
any new 'Added' package to make the list to install.
I've been following along with this, saw the same. Downloaded the updated versions of slackpkgplus.sh. Tested with no "Added." packages and with "Added." packages, it now goes to 100%.
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