Hello Adam, or anyone else affected, Accepted less into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/less/481-2.1ubuntu0.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users. If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision. Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance! ** Changed in: less (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Fix Committed ** Tags added: verification-needed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to less in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1606640 Title: a typo in 481-1 broke lesspipe ddeb support Status in less package in Ubuntu: New Status in less source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in less package in Debian: Unknown Bug description: [ SRU Justification ] Due to the bug, "less foo.ddeb" now gives you binary goop, instead of executing dpkg. [ Test Case ] Make sure the output of "less foo.ddeb" is similar to "less foo.deb", rather than a binary dump. [ Regression Potential ] nil, it's a 1-char fix. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/less/+bug/1606640/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp