Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.15.8.8 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
The following happens when I attempt to install 1.16.1.2: tar: unrecognized option `--warning=no-timestamp' Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information. dpkg-deb: error: subprocess tar returned error exit status 64 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg-dev_1.16.1.2_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 How can I mend this? -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.39.2 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dpkg-dev depends on: ii base-files 5.9 Debian base system miscellaneous f ii binutils 2.21.52.20110703-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii bzip2 1.0.2-7 high-quality block-sorting file co ii libdpkg-perl 1.15.8.8 Dpkg perl modules ii make 3.81-8.1 An utility for Directing compilati ii patch 2.5.4-3 Apply a diff file to an original ii xz-utils 4.999.9beta+20100810-1 XZ-format compression utilities Versions of packages dpkg-dev recommends: ii bcc [c-compiler] 0.16.17-3 16-bit x86 C compiler pn build-essential <none> (no description available) ii fakeroot 1.14.4-1 Gives a fake root environment ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:4.6.0-6 GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.6 [c-compiler 4.6.2-9 GNU C compiler ii gnupg 1.4.3-2 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep pn gpgv <none> (no description available) ii libalgorithm-merge- 0.08-2 Perl module for three-way merge of ii tcc [c-compiler] 0.9.24~cvs20070502-1 the smallest ANSI C compiler Versions of packages dpkg-dev suggests: ii debian-keyring 2011.03.03 GnuPG keys of Debian Developers -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
