This is already fixed in APT cvs and in APTv3. Ben, we should probably release a new APT 0.1 into potato - I think the changes are large enough to not put it into slink.
On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Chris Lawrence wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.1.9 > Severity: important > > The new libc6 has a lower version number than the 2.0.7v-1 release, at least > according to apt (dpkg claims it has a higher version number, however, using > dpkg --compare-versions). > > Symptoms include: apt gets really confused by packages expecting a 2.0.7u/v > libc6; apt can't upgrade to the new libc6 (since it thinks this is an older > version).
