On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 02:22:27PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote: > > It's also a good idea to check against APT's implementation when > > playing with strange version numbers (because it's not the same). > > The python-apt package contains a wrapper (not yet another > > independent implementation): > > And the BTS?
It has two implementations; it uses libapt-pkg-perl if it is available, or one that is (or should be) exactly equivalent to dpkg --compare-versions. If its output is not the same as dpkg --compare-versions, then it'll be fixed as soon as someone notices it and files a bug. Don Armstrong -- I leave the show floor, but not before a pack of caffeinated Jolt gum is thrust at me by a hyperactive girl screaming, "Chew more! Do more!" The American will to consume more and produce more personified in a stick of gum. I grab it. -- Chad Dickerson http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
