Conflicts ... (<< ..._...) which is illegal syntax

[Ian Jackson]

Binary package hint: perl

Package: perl-modules
Version: 5.8.8-7ubuntu2
Conflicts: libpod-parser-perl (<< 1.32-1), libansicolor-perl (<< 1.10-1), libfile-temp-perl (<< 0.16-1), libnet-perl (<= 1:1.19-3), libattribute-handlers-perl (e-temp-perl (<< 0.16-1), libnet-perl (<= 1:1.19-3), libattribute-handlers-perl (<< 0.78_02-1), libcgi-pm-perl (<< 3.15-1), libi18n-langtags-perl (<< 0.35-1), liblocale-maketext-perl (<< 1.08-1), libmath-bigint-perl (<< 1.77-1), libnet-ping-perl (<< 2.31-1), libtest-harness-perl (<< 2.56-1), libtest-simple-perl (<< 0.62-1), liblocale-codes-perl (<< 2.06.1-1)

Note the dependency on libattribute-handlers-perl. _ is not a legal character in version numbers and this control file has a syntax error.

This is a surprisingly serious bug: some automated package processing programs may well reject this package.

[Steve Peters (steve-fisharerojo)]

On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 03:10:03PM -0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: perl
>
> Package: perl-modules
> Version: 5.8.8-7ubuntu2
> Conflicts: libpod-parser-perl (<< 1.32-1), libansicolor-perl (<< 1.10-1), libfile-temp-perl (<< 0.16-1), libnet-perl (<= 1:1.19-3), libattribute-handlers-perl (e-temp-perl (<< 0.16-1), libnet-perl (<= 1:1.19-3), libattribute-handlers-perl (<< 0.78_02-1), libcgi-pm-perl (<< 3.15-1), libi18n-langtags-perl (<< 0.35-1), liblocale-maketext-perl (<< 1.08-1), libmath-bigint-perl (<< 1.77-1), libnet-ping-perl (<< 2.31-1), libtest-harness-perl (<< 2.56-1), libtest-simple-perl (<< 0.62-1), liblocale-codes-perl (<< 2.06.1-1)
>
> Note the dependency on libattribute-handlers-perl. _ is not a legal
> character in version numbers and this control file has a syntax error.
>
> This is a surprisingly serious bug: some automated package processing
> programs may well reject this package.
>

_ is valid in module version numbers in Perl. My guess is that this is simply
a problem with the package files.

Steve Peters
<email address hidden>

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Module version numbers are not the same as package versions. This is indeed precisely a problem with package relationships.

[LaMont Jones (lamont)]

perl (5.8.8-7ubuntu3) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Fix illegal Conflicts, based on existing versions of
    libattribute-handlers-perl. LP: #132702

 -- LaMont Jones <email address hidden> Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:56:29 -0600