Bug#619997: python-debian: BaseVersion is not strict enough

2011-03-30 Thread John Wright
tags 619997 + pending thanks On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 02:48:00PM +1100, Steve Kowalik wrote: > Package: python-debian > Version: 0.1.17~bzr184~launchpad1 > Severity: normal > Tags: patch > > Hi, > > The BaseVersion class in debian_support contains an re_valid_version > regular expression. It

Bug#619997: python-debian: BaseVersion is not strict enough

2011-03-28 Thread Steve Kowalik
Package: python-debian Version: 0.1.17~bzr184~launchpad1 Severity: normal Tags: patch Hi, The BaseVersion class in debian_support contains an re_valid_version regular expression. It isn't quite strict enough, to quote from Policy 5.6.12: "if there is no epoch then colons are not allowed.".