--- apt-0.7.9ubuntu15/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc	2007-06-29 15:42:04.000000000 +0200
+++ apt.mod/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc	2008-04-01 14:30:55.079332000 +0200
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@
    for (;dlhs > lhs && *dlhs != '-'; dlhs--);
    for (;drhs > rhs && *drhs != '-'; drhs--);
 
+   if (strstr(dlhs, "blankon"))
+      for (dlhs--; dlhs > lhs && *dlhs != '-'; dlhs--);
+   if (strstr(drhs, "blankon"))
+      for (drhs--; drhs > rhs && *drhs != '-'; drhs--);
+
    if (dlhs == lhs)
       dlhs = AEnd;
    if (drhs == rhs)
@@ -190,6 +195,14 @@
       dlhs++;
    if (drhs != rhs)
       drhs++;
+
+   if (getenv ("BLANKON_UBUNTU_MODE"))
+      return CmpFragment(dlhs,AEnd,drhs,BEnd);
+     
+   if (strstr (dlhs, "blankon") && strstr (drhs, "blankon") == 0)
+      return 1;
+   if (strstr (drhs, "blankon") && strstr (dlhs, "blankon") == 0)
+      return -1;
    
    return CmpFragment(dlhs,AEnd,drhs,BEnd);
 }