Bug#363551: [Pkg-mailman-hackers] Bug#363551: mailman updates itself with every apt-get upgrade

[Lionel Elie Mamane]

On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 07:57:37PM +0200, rjpp at mega.ist.utl.pt wrote:
> Package: mailman
> Version: 2.1.8rc1 <-this is the version outputed by
> /usr/lib/mailman/bin/version

This is supposed to be the version of the package.

> #apt-get upgrade
> The following packages will be upgraded:
>   mailman
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> Preparing to replace mailman 2.1.7-2.1.8rc1-1 (using
> .../mailman_0%3a2.1.7-2.1.8rc1-1_i386.deb) ...
> Shutting down Mailman's master qrunner
> Unpacking replacement mailman ...
> Setting up mailman (2.1.7-2.1.8rc1-1) ...

> Now the thing is that if I do apt-get upgrade again mailman will
> upgrade itself again, which seems to me like a bug.

Yes, but it is an apt bug. Which doesn't mean we shouldn't work around
it in mailman.

I tried to upload a package without the explicit zero epoch, but the
ftpmasters scripts reject it. Sigh.

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LIonel