On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > > On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, Jules Bean wrote: > > > Could you investigate this, please? > > Well I can't duplicate it and this is horribly un-specific. Next time > something like this seems to happen run > > apt-cache showpkg <foo> > > Where foo is the package you think is having issues, then go look in > /var/state/apt/lists/www*jules*Packages and clip out the relevent entry. > > Oh, there was a bug at one point in the apt->dselect interface where it > would select the wrong version. It is fixed in CVS apt and some of the > 0.3.0's that are floating around. There should be an 0.3.1 release soon..
More info.. It does sound like we were seeing the above problem. apt-cache showpkg <foo> *did* show the newest versions as being available at my site, as well as the others - so it was selecting the wrong version. I'll tell you if it ever crops up with the new version. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
