Bug#4076: shadow-package (not a deb-format-archive)
On Sat, 10 Aug 1996, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Michael Gaertner writes ("Bug#4076: shadow-package (not a deb-format-archive)"):
> > Package: shadow
> > Version: 960530-1
> >
> > with dpkg 1.2.13elf:
> >
> > ./shadow_960530-1_i386.deb
> >
> > prints:
> > "dpkg-deb: 'shadow...' is not a debian format archive"
>
> Did you download it in binary mode ? It looks OK on the mirror here.
>
> If your file is corrupted could you send it to me, uuencoded, and I'll
> try to make dpkg-deb spot this rather common mistake.
Sorry, I rm'd it.
>
> Ian.
>
The maintainer can close this bugreport. I got a fresh one from
feivel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de and this time all works well.
Michael Gaertner <gaertnem@ruf.uni-freiburg.de>
Tel/Fax +49-761-32684
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