Re: Bug#31747: apt: libc6 version number problem
This is already fixed in APT cvs and in APTv3.
Ben, we should probably release a new APT 0.1 into potato - I think the
changes are large enough to not put it into slink.
On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Chris Lawrence wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.1.9
> Severity: important
>
> The new libc6 has a lower version number than the 2.0.7v-1 release, at least
> according to apt (dpkg claims it has a higher version number, however, using
> dpkg --compare-versions).
>
> Symptoms include: apt gets really confused by packages expecting a 2.0.7u/v
> libc6; apt can't upgrade to the new libc6 (since it thinks this is an older
> version).
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