Paste number 11057: Inconsistent behavior

Paste number 11057: Inconsistent behavior
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"main1" and "main1-split" are installed, "main1-shlibs" does not exist.

Macks-Factor # fink remove main1 main1-shlibs
Fink will attempt to remove 1 package

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
/sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait --remove main1
(Reading database ... 116871 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing main1 ...
Macks-Factor # fink remove main1 main1-split
WARNING: main1 is not installed, skipping.
Fink will attempt to remove 1 package

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
/sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait --remove main1-split
(Reading database ... 116869 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing main1-split ...


Why does the first silently drop the impossible package while the second whines loudly about a no-op?

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