* Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-08-18 12:32]: > > Yes, this was clearly the intention, but the behaviour doesn't match. > > OK, I see the problem. It's hitting the end of the string before it > compares the '~', so the shorter version number (3.0) is considered smaller > than the longer (3.0~rc1). It works in dpkg because it continues its > comparison onto the terminating null byte. The interface for apt, though, > is such that the string doesn't need to be null terminated at this point. > I'll see about fixing it.
Is it possible to have a set of regression tests for these kind of things? -- Martin Michlmayr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
