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Re: Is this an apt bug?



Previously Adam Heath wrote:
> Considering you can use dpkg to install it, it makes it difficult to decide
> which is the problem.  It could be that this isn't allowed, but dpkg is
> buggy(ha, yeah, right) and allows it anyways.  In that case, I would almost
> think apt should have its parser relaxed to allow for this.

`be strict in what you produce and liberal in what you expect'. I think
apt should be as forgiving as possible in things like this.

Wichert.

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