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FS#8972 - fortune all doesn't work

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Carlos Eduardo (cems) - Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 19:22 GMT
Last edited by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Saturday, 21 March 2009, 22:48 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Kevin Piche (kpiche)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08-2
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: from the fortune man page: "You can specify a specific
file, a directory which contains one or more files, or the special word
all which says to use all the standard databases."
But "fortune all" doesn't work. I tested on another distro and it worked (version 1.99.1).

Additional info:
* package version(s)
fortune-mod 1.99.1-3
* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce:
fortune all
This task depends upon

Closed by  Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 22:48 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  fixed in fortune-mod-1.99.1-4
Comment by Gavin Bisesi (Daenyth) - Sunday, 24 February 2008, 17:35 GMT
I have the same behavior:
daenyth@Muspelheimr Daenyth $ fortune all
No fortunes found
daenyth@Muspelheimr Daenyth $ fortune zippy
... I see TOILET SEATS ...

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If you still have access to that distro, it might help to list all the files owned by their fortune package... maybe ours is missing a file.
Comment by Carlos Eduardo (cems) - Monday, 25 February 2008, 07:26 GMT
No *all* filename... The manual (in both distros) says it's a special word.

# equery files fortune-mod | grep -i all
# equery files fortune-mod
[ Searching for packages matching fortune-mod... ]
* Contents of games-misc/fortune-mod-1.99.1-r2:
/usr
/usr/bin
/usr/bin/fortune
/usr/bin/strfile
/usr/bin/unstr
/usr/share
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/fortune-mod-1.99.1-r2
/usr/share/doc/fortune-mod-1.99.1-r2/ChangeLog.bz2
/usr/share/doc/fortune-mod-1.99.1-r2/INDEX.bz2
/usr/share/doc/fortune-mod-1.99.1-r2/Notes.bz2
/usr/share/doc/fortune-mod-1.99.1-r2/Offensive.bz2
/usr/share/doc/fortune-mod-1.99.1-r2/README.bz2
/usr/share/doc/fortune-mod-1.99.1-r2/TODO.bz2
/usr/share/doc/fortune-mod-1.99.1-r2/cookie-files.bz2
/usr/share/fortune
/usr/share/fortune/art
/usr/share/fortune/art.dat
/usr/share/fortune/art.u8 -> art
/usr/share/fortune/ascii-art
/usr/share/fortune/ascii-art.dat
/usr/share/fortune/ascii-art.u8 -> ascii-art
/usr/share/fortune/computers
/usr/share/fortune/computers.dat
/usr/share/fortune/computers.u8 -> computers
/usr/share/fortune/cookie
/usr/share/fortune/cookie.dat
/usr/share/fortune/cookie.u8 -> cookie
/usr/share/fortune/debian
/usr/share/fortune/debian.dat
/usr/share/fortune/debian.u8 -> debian
/usr/share/fortune/definitions
/usr/share/fortune/definitions.dat
/usr/share/fortune/definitions.u8 -> definitions
/usr/share/fortune/drugs
/usr/share/fortune/drugs.dat
/usr/share/fortune/drugs.u8 -> drugs
/usr/share/fortune/education
/usr/share/fortune/education.dat
/usr/share/fortune/education.u8 -> education
/usr/share/fortune/ethnic
/usr/share/fortune/ethnic.dat
/usr/share/fortune/ethnic.u8 -> ethnic
/usr/share/fortune/food
/usr/share/fortune/food.dat
/usr/share/fortune/food.u8 -> food
/usr/share/fortune/fortunes
/usr/share/fortune/fortunes.dat
/usr/share/fortune/fortunes.u8 -> fortunes
/usr/share/fortune/goedel
/usr/share/fortune/goedel.dat
/usr/share/fortune/goedel.u8 -> goedel
/usr/share/fortune/humorists
/usr/share/fortune/humorists.dat
/usr/share/fortune/humorists.u8 -> humorists
/usr/share/fortune/kids
/usr/share/fortune/kids.dat
/usr/share/fortune/kids.u8 -> kids
/usr/share/fortune/knghtbrd
/usr/share/fortune/knghtbrd.dat
/usr/share/fortune/knghtbrd.u8 -> knghtbrd
/usr/share/fortune/law
/usr/share/fortune/law.dat
/usr/share/fortune/law.u8 -> law
/usr/share/fortune/linux
/usr/share/fortune/linux.dat
/usr/share/fortune/linux.u8 -> linux
/usr/share/fortune/linuxcookie
/usr/share/fortune/linuxcookie.dat
/usr/share/fortune/linuxcookie.u8 -> linuxcookie
/usr/share/fortune/literature
/usr/share/fortune/literature.dat
/usr/share/fortune/literature.u8 -> literature
/usr/share/fortune/love
/usr/share/fortune/love.dat
/usr/share/fortune/love.u8 -> love
/usr/share/fortune/magic
/usr/share/fortune/magic.dat
/usr/share/fortune/magic.u8 -> magic
/usr/share/fortune/medicine
/usr/share/fortune/medicine.dat
/usr/share/fortune/medicine.u8 -> medicine
/usr/share/fortune/men-women
/usr/share/fortune/men-women.dat
/usr/share/fortune/men-women.u8 -> men-women
/usr/share/fortune/miscellaneous
/usr/share/fortune/miscellaneous.dat
/usr/share/fortune/miscellaneous.u8 -> miscellaneous
/usr/share/fortune/news
/usr/share/fortune/news.dat
/usr/share/fortune/news.u8 -> news
/usr/share/fortune/off
/usr/share/fortune/off/art
/usr/share/fortune/off/art.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/art.u8 -> art
/usr/share/fortune/off/astrology
/usr/share/fortune/off/astrology.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/astrology.u8 -> astrology
/usr/share/fortune/off/atheism
/usr/share/fortune/off/atheism.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/atheism.u8 -> atheism
/usr/share/fortune/off/black-humor
/usr/share/fortune/off/black-humor.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/black-humor.u8 -> black-humor
/usr/share/fortune/off/cookie
/usr/share/fortune/off/cookie.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/cookie.u8 -> cookie
/usr/share/fortune/off/debian
/usr/share/fortune/off/debian.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/debian.u8 -> debian
/usr/share/fortune/off/definitions
/usr/share/fortune/off/definitions.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/definitions.u8 -> definitions
/usr/share/fortune/off/drugs
/usr/share/fortune/off/drugs.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/drugs.u8 -> drugs
/usr/share/fortune/off/ethnic
/usr/share/fortune/off/ethnic.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/ethnic.u8 -> ethnic
/usr/share/fortune/off/fortunes
/usr/share/fortune/off/fortunes.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/fortunes.u8 -> fortunes
/usr/share/fortune/off/hphobia
/usr/share/fortune/off/hphobia.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/hphobia.u8 -> hphobia
/usr/share/fortune/off/limerick
/usr/share/fortune/off/limerick.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/limerick.u8 -> limerick
/usr/share/fortune/off/linux
/usr/share/fortune/off/linux.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/linux.u8 -> linux
/usr/share/fortune/off/misandry
/usr/share/fortune/off/misandry.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/misandry.u8 -> misandry
/usr/share/fortune/off/miscellaneous
/usr/share/fortune/off/miscellaneous.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/miscellaneous.u8 -> miscellaneous
/usr/share/fortune/off/misogyny
/usr/share/fortune/off/misogyny.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/misogyny.u8 -> misogyny
/usr/share/fortune/off/politics
/usr/share/fortune/off/politics.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/politics.u8 -> politics
/usr/share/fortune/off/privates
/usr/share/fortune/off/privates.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/privates.u8 -> privates
/usr/share/fortune/off/racism
/usr/share/fortune/off/racism.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/racism.u8 -> racism
/usr/share/fortune/off/religion
/usr/share/fortune/off/religion.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/religion.u8 -> religion
/usr/share/fortune/off/riddles
/usr/share/fortune/off/riddles.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/riddles.u8 -> riddles
/usr/share/fortune/off/sex
/usr/share/fortune/off/sex.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/sex.u8 -> sex
/usr/share/fortune/off/songs-poems
/usr/share/fortune/off/songs-poems.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/songs-poems.u8 -> songs-poems
/usr/share/fortune/off/vulgarity
/usr/share/fortune/off/vulgarity.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/vulgarity.u8 -> vulgarity
/usr/share/fortune/off/zippy
/usr/share/fortune/off/zippy.dat
/usr/share/fortune/off/zippy.u8 -> zippy
/usr/share/fortune/paradoxum
/usr/share/fortune/paradoxum.dat
/usr/share/fortune/paradoxum.u8 -> paradoxum
/usr/share/fortune/people
/usr/share/fortune/people.dat
/usr/share/fortune/people.u8 -> people
/usr/share/fortune/perl
/usr/share/fortune/perl.dat
/usr/share/fortune/perl.u8 -> perl
/usr/share/fortune/pets
/usr/share/fortune/pets.dat
/usr/share/fortune/pets.u8 -> pets
/usr/share/fortune/platitudes
/usr/share/fortune/platitudes.dat
/usr/share/fortune/platitudes.u8 -> platitudes
/usr/share/fortune/politics
/usr/share/fortune/politics.dat
/usr/share/fortune/politics.u8 -> politics
/usr/share/fortune/riddles
/usr/share/fortune/riddles.dat
/usr/share/fortune/riddles.u8 -> riddles
/usr/share/fortune/science
/usr/share/fortune/science.dat
/usr/share/fortune/science.u8 -> science
/usr/share/fortune/songs-poems
/usr/share/fortune/songs-poems.dat
/usr/share/fortune/songs-poems.u8 -> songs-poems
/usr/share/fortune/sports
/usr/share/fortune/sports.dat
/usr/share/fortune/sports.u8 -> sports
/usr/share/fortune/startrek
/usr/share/fortune/startrek.dat
/usr/share/fortune/startrek.u8 -> startrek
/usr/share/fortune/translate-me
/usr/share/fortune/translate-me.dat
/usr/share/fortune/translate-me.u8 -> translate-me
/usr/share/fortune/wisdom
/usr/share/fortune/wisdom.dat
/usr/share/fortune/wisdom.u8 -> wisdom
/usr/share/fortune/work
/usr/share/fortune/work.dat
/usr/share/fortune/work.u8 -> work
/usr/share/fortune/zippy
/usr/share/fortune/zippy.dat
/usr/share/fortune/zippy.u8 -> zippy
/usr/share/man
/usr/share/man/man1
/usr/share/man/man1/strfile.1.bz2
/usr/share/man/man1/unstr.1.bz2 -> strfile.1.bz2
/usr/share/man/man6
/usr/share/man/man6/fortune.6.bz2

Thank you
Comment by Joseph Salisbury (Ink-Jet) - Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 13:42 GMT
I can also confirm this bug:

joe@joe-laptop:~:) $ fortune all
No fortunes found
Comment by Kevin Piche (kpiche) - Sunday, 06 July 2008, 03:54 GMT
I've already confirmed the bug myself. The thing is that fortune hasn't been maintained for years and the homepage has disappeared so I wouldn't expect a bug fix soon. I will see if Debian has a patch for it.

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