[Yum] yum list available weird output

Gerry Reno greno at verizon.net
Wed May 6 14:34:31 UTC 2009


James Antill wrote:
> Gerry Reno <greno at verizon.net> writes:
>
>   
>> Ok, here's another question:
>> I do this:
>> repoquery -qa --pkgnarrow=installed --archlist=i386
>> <returns not just i386 but others such as 'noarch' as well>
>>
>> The --archlist isn't restricting the list.  Is this a bug?
>>     
>
>  Not really, --archlist doesn't work on the rpmdb data.
>
>  Also --archlist isn't really meant as a generic filter, it's meant as
> a way to make querying a ppc repo. work on an i386 box ... the fact
> you can use it as a repo. filter is mostly a side effect.
>
>   
It's a good option. And it would be a great option if it could be made 
to work as a filter for all queries including the rpmdb.

Regards,
Gerry



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