The attached patch to apt-get fixes the problem for me. I'm a bit worried the patch subtly breaks something but I haven't found any problems while testing.
The code in question was added to apt in rev. 1.59 of apt-get: http://cvs.debian.org/apt/cmdline/apt-get.cc?rev=1.156&root=deity&view=log ** Attachment added: "apt-0.7.9-fix-get-exact-source-version.patch" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12799920/apt-0.7.9-fix-get-exact-source-version.patch -- apt-get source package=version fails if binary name != source name https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202219 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
