tag 496114 pending thanks Hello,
Bug #496114 reported by you has been fixed in the Git repository. You can see the changelog below, and you can check the diff of the fix at: http://git.debian.org/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;a=commitdiff;h=86823d5 --- commit 86823d5792af8328107c3d86e486d2cf373da128 Author: Ian Jackson <i...@davenant.greenend.org.uk> Date: Sat Aug 15 12:42:03 2009 +0200 dpkg: change behaviour of --merge-avail With this change, dpkg --merge-avail does not update a package's information if the version provided is older than the one already listed in the available file. diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 1563df5..05b7af8 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ dpkg (1.15.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low package and need no conflicts/breaks as the code does nothing if the current status file is already backupped. Thanks to Leo 'costela' Antunes <cost...@debian.org> for the patch. Closes: #541412 + * Change behaviour of dpkg --merge-avail to not update a package's + information if the version provided is older than the one already listed + in the available file. Thanks to Ian Jackson + <i...@davenant.greenend.org.uk> for the patch. Closes: #496114 [ Modestas Vainius ] * Provide a meaningful label for dpkg-gensymbols diff. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-bugs-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org