This is the same problem I previously reported under bug #715314 : https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715314#35
That bug should not have been closed, because the "fix" is worse than the problem it was supposed to cure; the program is now much less useful than the previous version in the archive. It now reports no version information at all for packages which are not installed, which is commonly when you might want to know this. # apt-show-versions -a gdb # version 0.20 Not installed gdb 7.4.1+dfsg-0.1 stable ftp.us.debian.org No stable-updates version gdb 7.6.2-1.1+b1 testing ftp.us.debian.org gdb 7.6.2-1.1+b1 unstable ftp.us.debian.org gdb not installed # # apt-show-versions -a gdb # version 0.22.3 gdb not installed (available for: amd64) # I suggest that the relevant code sections should be reverted to version 0.20, if no better fix can be found. As is, this package is close to useless. This bug is currently rated as "Severity: important". Surely something should be done about it, as soon as possible? -- Ian Bruce -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org