Conflicts ... (<< ..._...) which is illegal syntax
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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perl (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
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-
Note the dependency on libattribute-
This is a surprisingly serious bug: some automated package processing programs may well reject this package.
Changed in perl: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Confirmed |
On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 03:10:03PM -0000, Ian Jackson wrote: 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) handlers- perl. _ is not a legal
> 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-
>
> Note the dependency on libattribute-
> 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
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