[Yum] yum list available weird output

[Seth Vidal]

On Wed, 6 May 2009, Gerry Reno wrote:

> 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.

In general repoquery shouldn't be acting on the local rpmdb and in a 
slightly later version of yum-utils repoquery will never list any output 
of a pkg from the rpmdb.

it ONLY acts on the repos.

-sv