Bug#187813: packages.debian.org: wrong reported version for testing libc6

[Josip Rodin <joy@srce.hr>]

On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 09:19:28PM -0800, Tim Freeman wrote:
> Package: www.debian.org
> Version: N/A; reported 2003-04-05
> Severity: important
> 
> Visit http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages.  Scroll to "Search
> package directories".  Enter "libc6" after "Keywords:", uncheck "Allow
> searching on subwords", set "Distribution" to "any", and click
> "search".  The resulting page includes the line
> 
>    testing  libc6 2.2.5-9.woody.3 
> 
> I think the reported version number is wrong.  According to my 
> 
>    /var/lib/apt/lists/lobus:9999_main_dists_testing_main_binary-i386_Packages
> 
> file (I use apt-cache), the libc6 in testing is 2.3.1-16, not
> 2.2.5-9.woody.3.

No, it's correct, it merely prefers testing security updates over ordinary
testing packages. If you follow the link, you'll see a red "[security]" mark
in the title, and the download link will show you security.debian.org.

I don't see any overly sane way of satisfying both the security freaks who
insist on getting information on security-fixed versions (they asked for
this and so we implemented it), and others.

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