Bug#574956: dpkg drops zero-epoch in status file

[gregor herrmann]

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:56:08 +0200, David Kalnischkies wrote:

> /var/lib/dpkg/status:
> 
> Package: libconfigreader-simple-perl
> Installed-Size: 96
> Replaces: squidtaild (<< 2.1a6-5.4)
> Depends: perl
> Conflicts: squidtaild (<< 2.1a6-5.4)
> 
> to /var/lib/apt/lists/*_Packages:
> 
> Package: libconfigreader-simple-perl
> Installed-Size: 96
> Replaces: squidtaild (<< 0:2.1a6-5.4)
> Depends: perl
> Conflicts: squidtaild (<< 0:2.1a6-5.4)

Wow, nice catch!
 
> Quick&Dirty workaround is to drop the zero-epoch in the package
> so the Packages and status file are equal again. (cc'ed perl group
> and last uploader, maybe they want to do that)

I can do this, in fact I've just committed the change to our
subversion repository.
Should I wait with an upload a bit longer so others can use this as a
testcase?
 
Cheers,
gregor

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