Re: dpkg-ftp troubles

1996-05-25 Thread Andy Guy
Joe Reinhardt writes: > > >I am having trouble with dpkg-ftp 1.4.0. I repeatedly get this error >when trying to install: > >Processing status file... > >Processing Package files... > unstable... >Argument "" isn't numeric in ncmp at /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install >line 99, > chunk 1441

Re: dpkg-ftp troubles

1996-05-25 Thread Andy Guy
Kevin Dalley writes: > > >Try replacing cmpvers in /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install with the >following function. While the maintainer has not yet blessed this >change, it seems to work for me. > ># compare two versions (taken from dpkg docs) >sub cmpvers { >($a,$b) = @_; >my ($cm, $ad,

Re: dpkg-ftp troubles

1996-05-24 Thread Michael Alan Dorman
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Joe Reinhardt writes: >I am having trouble with dpkg-ftp 1.4.0. I repeatedly get this error >when trying to install: You should upgrade to 1.4.1, though, if what you have is truly 1.4.0 They shouldn't affect anything. Unless they're adversely affecting your insta

Re: dpkg-ftp troubles

1996-05-24 Thread Kevin Dalley
Try replacing cmpvers in /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install with the following function. While the maintainer has not yet blessed this change, it seems to work for me. # compare two versions (taken from dpkg docs) sub cmpvers { ($a,$b) = @_; my ($cm, $ad, $bd); if( defined($a) && !def

dpkg-ftp troubles

1996-05-24 Thread Joe Reinhardt
I am having trouble with dpkg-ftp 1.4.0. I repeatedly get this error when trying to install: Processing status file... Processing Package files... unstable... Argument "" isn't numeric in ncmp at /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install line 99, chunk 1441 (#1) Argument "" isn't numeric in n