confirming from ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+bug/147176
Also here: $ apt-cache policy gip gip: Installed: 1.6.1.1-1.1 Candidate: 1.6.1.1-1.1 Version table: *** 1.6.1.1-1.1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status There's a possible patch posted at that launchpad bug report: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9605321/gip_1.6.1.1-1ubuntu1.debdiff (I've attached it in my reply)
gip_1.6.1.1-1ubuntu1.debdiff
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