On Di, 22 Mai 2012, Daniele Tricoli wrote: > On Tuesday 22 May 2012 19:50:58 Hilmar PreuÃe wrote: > > hille@sid:~ $ echo $old_version > > > > hille@sid:~ $ dpkg --compare-versions $old_version le 2011.20120322-1 > > dpkg: error: --compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> > > <relation> <version> > > I always used dpkg --compare-versions with strings: > $ dpkg --compare-versions "$old_version" le "2011.20120322-1" && echo yes > yes > > Maybe is this the problem?
Quite probably ... I was reading the explanation in the man page the same way as Hilmar, but obiously you seem to be right. I changed the code and it will be in the next upload. Best wishes Norbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Norbert Preining preining@{jaist.ac.jp, logic.at, debian.org} JAIST, Japan TeX Live & Debian Developer DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THRUPP (vb.) To hold a ruler on one end on a desk and make the other end go bbddbbddbbrrbrrrrddrr. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org