Bug#620566: dpkg: "version number does not start with digit" is in contrast to policy

To: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>, 620566@bugs.debian.org
Cc: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>, Christian Hofstaedtler <ch@grml.org>
Subject: Bug#620566: dpkg: "version number does not start with digit" is in contrast to policy
From: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 05:31:12 +0200
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Reply-to: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>, 620566@bugs.debian.org
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Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (03/04/2011):
> I'm not a fan of having DAK reject things that Policy says are
> allowed.

Neither am I.

> I think we should either allow it or not allow it, but Policy and
> DAK should agree.

Yes, pretty please.

KiBi.

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