Bug#462859: debfile fails for packages using data.tar.bz2

Filippo Giunchedi filippo at debian.org
Wed Feb 6 19:44:05 UTC 2008


On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 01:16:14PM -0800, Cameron Dale wrote:
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> Package: python-debian
> Version: 0.1.8
> Severity: normal
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> debfile doesn't understand the new package format that uses data.tar.bz2. You
> can see this by using the dpkg-info script in the examples to try and read a
> file in this new format, e.g.:
> 
> http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/v/vim/vim-runtime_7.1-241+1_all.deb

I came up with the attached patch, it works but I'll give Zack a change to
comment and/or adapt before commit.

filippo
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