Bug#1532: no revision number with repair
Package: repair
Version: 0.1-1 (last "1" by hand)
Libc: libc.so.4.6.27
Kernel etc: Linux morris 1.2.10 #1 Tue Jun 13 18:37:28 EST 1995 i486
Reporter: repair 0.1
Subject: Repair doesn't give debian revision
Repair seems to be searching in the file /var/lib/dpkg/available to
find some info about the specific package. It however never seems to
find the debian revision number. I took a quick look in the script and
it seems to search for a sequence "package_revision". In the
/var/lib/dpkg/available the keyword "revision" is used. In the control
file of a package the keyword "package_revision" (case insensitive)
should be used. Some inconsequence is spotted here. Perhaps this is a
bug? in dpkg.
Example:
$ dpkg --status repair
Package: repair
Status: install ok installed
Maintainer: Richard Kettlewell <richard@elmail.co.uk>
Version: 0.1
Revision: 1
===========
Conffiles:
/etc/repair.conf 1e16d01eb63e9955ba61692321457a20
Description: Report bugs in Debian
Repair asks users to describe problems encountered and submits bug
reports either to a local administrator or to the debian-bugs
submission address.
$ dpkg --info /root/debian/repair.deb
old debian package, version 0.939000.
size 6709 bytes: control archive= 1149, main archive= 5546.
1655 bytes, 75 lines * bug #!/usr/bin/perl
17 bytes, 1 lines conffiles
290 bytes, 8 lines control
Package: repair
Version: 0.1
Package_Revision: 1
====================
Maintainer: Richard Kettlewell <richard@elmail.co.uk>
Description: Report bugs in Debian
Repair asks users to describe problems encountered and submits bug
reports either to a local administrator or to the debian-bugs
submission address.
The next few lines are found in /var/lib/dpkg/available
Package: repair
Maintainer: Richard Kettlewell <richard@elmail.co.uk>
Version: 0.1
Revision: 1
===========
Description: Report bugs in Debian
Repair asks users to describe problems encountered and submits bug
reports either to a local administrator or to the debian-bugs
submission address.
Erick
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