Bug#245250: apt-get source --tar-only should work with upstream version only
tags 245250 wontfix
thanks
On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 08:38:27AM +0200, Ralf Treinen wrote:
> I would like to use apt-get source --tar-only to retrieve the upstream
> tarball by providing the upstream version number but not the debian
> release number. Currently this is not possible :
>
> apt-get source --tar-only <package>=<upstream-version>
>
> fails, I currently have to say
>
> apt-get source --tar-only <package>=<upstream-version>-<debian-release>
The name of the upstream tarball is defined in the .dsc, and in order to
fetch the .dsc we must know the full version number of the package.
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- mdz
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