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

[Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho]

package apt
thanks

On Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 09:12:27AM +0200, Christian Marillat wrote:
> 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

This looks like an apt bug to me, since sync-available just copies apt-cache output to dpkg.

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