Processed: Re: Bug#651334: dpkg fails with old tar

2011-12-07 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > forcemerge 642802 651334 Bug#642802: dpkg: Requires tar 1.23 from squeeze Bug#651334: dpkg fails with old tar Forcibly Merged 642802 651334. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 642802

Bug#651334: dpkg fails with old tar

2011-12-07 Thread Raphael Hertzog
forcemerge 642802 651334 thanks On Wed, 07 Dec 2011, n...@cantrip.org wrote: > I upgraded dpkg from 1.16.0.3 to 1.16.1.2, and was then > unable to install, upgrade, or downgrade any other package, > or dpkg itself. This turns out to have been because my > version of tar was 1.22-2, which did not

Bug#651334: dpkg fails with old tar

2011-12-07 Thread ncm
Subject: dpkg fails with old tar Package: dpkg Version: 1.16.1.2 Justification: breaks unrelated software Severity: critical *** Please type your report below this line *** I upgraded dpkg from 1.16.0.3 to 1.16.1.2, and was then unable to install, upgrade, or downgrade any other package, or dpkg