Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.13.19
Severity: minor
Tags: patch
I redirected the output of dpkg-scanpackages into a Packages file but a usage
error was produced, which I then didn't see. This confused me, not to mention
apt-get.
$ dpkg-scanpackages > /dev/null
$
Patched version:
$ /tmp/dpkg-scanpackages > /dev/null
dpkg-scanpackages [-u] [-a<arch>] [-m] binarypath overridefile [pathprefix] >
Packages
Options:
--udeb, -u scan for udebs
--arch, -a architecture to scan for
--multiversion, -m allow multiple versions of a single package
--help, -h show this help
$
I'm no Perl wizard, so please do laugh at my patch. I tried.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-686-smp
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages dpkg-dev depends on:
ii binutils 2.16.1cvs20060413-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii cpio 2.6-11 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar
ii dpkg 1.13.18 package maintenance system for Deb
ii make 3.81-1 The GNU version of the "make" util
ii patch 2.5.9-4 Apply a diff file to an original
ii perl [perl5] 5.8.8-4 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
ii perl-modules 5.8.8-4 Core Perl modules
Versions of packages dpkg-dev recommends:
ii bzip2 1.0.3-2 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:4.0.3-3 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-3.3 [c-compiler] 1:3.3.6-13 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-4.0 [c-compiler] 4.0.3-2 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-4.1 [c-compiler] 4.1.0-2 The GNU C compiler
-- no debconf information
--- /usr/bin/dpkg-scanpackages 2006-04-09 20:52:19.000000000 -0700
+++ /tmp/dpkg-scanpackages 2006-05-09 23:10:48.000000000 -0700
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
my $result =
GetOptions(\%options,'help|h|?','udeb|u!','arch|a=s','multiversion|m!');
-print <<END and exit 1 if not $result or $options{help} or @ARGV < 2;
+print(STDERR <<END) and exit 1 if not $result or $options{help} or @ARGV < 2;
dpkg-scanpackages [-u] [-a<arch>] [-m] binarypath overridefile [pathprefix] >
Packages
Options:
