confirming from ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+bug/147176
Also here:
$ apt-cache policy gip
gip:
Installed: 1.6.1.1-1.1
Candidate: 1.6.1.1-1.1
Version table:
*** 1.6.1.1-1.1 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
There's a possible patch posted at that launchpad bug report:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9605321/gip_1.6.1.1-1ubuntu1.debdiff
(I've attached it in my reply)
gip_1.6.1.1-1ubuntu1.debdiff
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