Hi, On Sat, 2006-05-27 at 17:06:17 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.10.28 > Severity: normal
> i am upgrading from sarge to etch using aptitude. perhaps aptitude > calls dpkg or something that dpkg calls. the output is huge, so > i will only output the relevant part, which i think is probably > sufficient to make the point: The output just before that error may be important to know which package is at fault, please could you send it? > ====== > Reading package fields... Done > Reading package status... Done > version a has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces > Retrieving bug reports... Done > ====== > my humble suggestion is that whatever package generates this error > should say what version string caused the error. I'll add the version string to the output, so next time it may be a bit easier to track down. > if it is a version string from a package, please have it print > the package name. This, we cannot fix as the string is coming from something like: $ dpkg --compare-versions "1 2" gt 1.4 And there there's no package specified. regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
