Bug#269673: tetex-bin: NEWS.Debian not displayed on upgrade
Ross Boylan <RossBoylan@stanfordalumni.org> wrote:
> apt-listchanges keeps (or uses) a high-water mark to determine the
> previous installed version. It does this so it only displays changes
> since the last version.
>
> My guess is that if you attempt to reinstall a package you previously
> had, the mark will still be there, so it shows nothing.
You're right, what I tried couldn't work. I have now installed
tetex-bin_2.0.2-15 (the version that was in testing for weeks) and
upgraded to -21. On my system (actually it was in my sid chroot),
NEWS.Debian was displayed.
In other words: I cannot reproduce the bug here.
> apt-list changes is definitely showing changes and NEWS for some
> software on my system, so I suspect this is an issue particular to
> this package. A lot of packages seem to have had trouble getting the
> NEWS (that is NEWS.Debian) in the proper format for display by
> apt-listchanges.
>
> This particular case is weird, because the format looks OK.
Can you please try to reproduce the bug? You need to install an old
version of tetex-bin, and upgrade again. I didn't really test the
effects of downgrading to woody, therefore I'd advice to use an old
version from testing/unstable, e.g.
http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2004/06/19/debian/pool/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_2.0.2-15_i386.deb
you'll also need an old tetex-base, e.g.
http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2004/06/19/debian/pool/main/t/tetex-base/tetex-base_2.0.2-9_all.deb
and
http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2004/06/19/debian/pool/main/t/tetex-base/tetex-extra_2.0.2-9_all.deb
Then upgrade again and tell us whether NEWS.Debian still isn't
displayed.
Regards, Frank
--
Frank Küster, Biozentrum der Univ. Basel
Abt. Biophysikalische Chemie
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