Thanks for reporting this issue and making Ubuntu better! I attached a bug watch to a similar bug in Debian also requesting a newer version of sparse. Since Ubuntu is based on Debian, when a newer version of the package is available in Debian, it will also appear in Ubuntu after a while.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #587005 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=587005 ** Also affects: sparse (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=587005 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: sparse (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Tags added: upgrade-software-version -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/694295 Title: Please update sparse -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
