[Dctrl-tools-devel] Bug#591885: dctrl-tools: Doesn't work with latest dpkg

[Christian Marillat]

Package: dctrl-tools
Version: 2.14
Severity: normal

Hi,

The same bug has been fixed in uscan (devscripts package). See #590178.

$ sudo sync-available
Merging available database in /tmp/apt-available.FzM1VG...done.
Replacing available packages info, using /tmp/apt-available.FzM1VG.
dpkg: parse error, in file '/tmp/apt-available.FzM1VG' near line 775788 package 'virtualbox':
 error in Version string `1.6.6-35336_Debian_lenny': invalid character in revision number


Christian

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (900, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.35 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages dctrl-tools depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.11.2-2   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib

dctrl-tools recommends no packages.

Versions of packages dctrl-tools suggests:
ii  apt                           0.7.25.3   Advanced front-end for dpkg
pn  debtags                       <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information