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Re: Bug#26723: apt: apt 0.1.6 installs not correctly



On 16 Sep 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:

> Hi,
> >>"Jason" == Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca> writes:
> 
>  Jason> Erm, what should we do with bugs like this? There is no way
>  Jason> it's an APT bug that a package doesn't unpack correctly, dpkg
>  Jason> is responsible..
> 
> 	Umm, why does dpkg -i work on the commandline and not through
>  apt? We should ask the whether dpkg -BOGiE works from the command
>  line as well. 

>  Jason> Anyone have some idea?
> 
> 	If you are sure it is a dpkg problem, redirect the bug
>  there. It should be looked at by someone, whether the dpkg
>  maintainers or by us, but it certainly should not be closed out of
>  hand.

Well since I do nothing special there is no way it can be us. My suspicion
is that it's 'finger trouble' on the reporters part and that he will be
unable to reproduce the problem.

I hate bugs like this :|

Jason


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