Package: linda Version: 0.3.26 Severity: normal The ability to compress debs using the -Z bzip2 switch to dpkg-deb has been available since dpkg 1.11 which is in stable.
Here is what linda returns when running it on a bzip2 deb: $ linda -i *.changes E: stl-manual; Package uses a newer feature of dpkg. This package uses a data.tar, or data.tar.bz2 member of the .deb. This was introduced in dpkg 1.11, but is not allowed to be used until dpkg 1.11 or later hits stable. File /home/username/stl-manual/build-area/stl-manual_3.30-7_all.deb failed to process: Level 2 unpacking failed: Could not unpack data tarball -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.23.8-hrt3-grsec (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_CA, LC_CTYPE=fr_CA (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to fr_CA.utf8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages linda depends on: ii binutils 2.18.1~cvs20071027-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii dash 0.5.4-2 The Debian Almquist Shell ii dpkg-dev 1.14.8 package building tools for Debian ii file 4.21-3 Determines file type using "magic" ii man-db 2.5.0-4 on-line manual pager ii python 2.4.4-6 An interactive high-level object-o ii python-support 0.7.5 automated rebuilding support for p Versions of packages linda recommends: ii debian-policy 3.7.2.2 Debian Policy Manual and related d -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
