Hi all. I've just installed a fresh Sarge (stable) to test out a strange problem that I have. I have two (2) deb files: one is called less_382-1_i386.deb and was created/compiled by me by downloading debian sources and using dpkg-buildpackage - the other has the same name (less_382-1_i386.deb) and was downloaded from http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/less/less_382-1_i386.deb
Now for the weird part: If I install (using "dpkg -i") the deb file which I downloaded from the main repository and then issue an "apt-get upgrade", my machine tells me there's nothing to upgrade. If, however, I install (again using "dpkg -i") the deb file which I've just created using dpkg-buildpackage, my next invocation of "apt-get upgrade" tells me that it wants to upgrade my homebuilt less package to the version available from the main repository. Baffled by this behaviour, I've unpacked the control files from the two debs - here they are: a) Control file from deb downloaded from main repository (the deb file that doesn't "need" to be upgraded): Package: less Version: 382-1 Section: text Priority: standard Architecture: i386 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libncurses5 (>= 5.4-1), debianutils (>= 1.8) Installed-Size: 256 Maintainer: Thomas Schoepf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: Pager program similar to more Less is a program similar to more(1), but which allows backward movement in the file as well as forward movement. Also, less does not have to read the entire input file before starting, so with large input files it starts up faster than text editors like vi(1). Less uses termcap (or terminfo on some systems), so it can run on a variety of terminals. There is even limited support for hardcopy terminals. . Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ b) Control file from deb created by me from debian sources using dpkg-buildpackage: Package: less Version: 382-1 Section: text Priority: standard Architecture: i386 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-21), libncurses5 (>= 5.4-1), debianutils (>= 1.8) Installed-Size: 256 Maintainer: Thomas Schoepf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: Pager program similar to more Less is a program similar to more(1), but which allows backward movement in the file as well as forward movement. Also, less does not have to read the entire input file before starting, so with large input files it starts up faster than text editors like vi(1). Less uses termcap (or terminfo on some systems), so it can run on a variety of terminals. There is even limited support for hardcopy terminals. . Homepage: http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/ Everything apart from the dependant version of libc6 is identical. So why does apt-get want to upgrade one, but not the other? Jaime -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
