Bug#594908: dpkg should regard local versions of binary packages as newer than non-local ones

Package: dpkg Version: 1.15.8.4 Severity: normal I've patched a package and rebuilt it as documented on http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html#s-sourcebuild i.e. with "dch -l local ..." before the build itself. But dpkg regards the local package as older than the official package:

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Bug#594908: dpkg should regard local versions of binary packages as newer than non-local ones

reassign 594908 debian-faq quit Hi FAQ maintainers, [reordered for convenience] Vincent Lefevre wrote: > $ dpkg --compare-versions '1.2.3-2+b1' le '1.2.3-2local1' > zsh: exit 1 dpkg --compare-versions '1.2.3-2+b1' le '1.2.3-2local1' > > and both apt-get and aptitude want to upgrade the loca

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