Re: dselect problems
>> "G" == Gossamer <gossamer@tertius.net.au> writes:
G> Also, there are a few files that show up in the package list under
G> the "Up to date" section like this:
G> *** Req base base-files 2.0.3 2.0.3 Debian Base System Miscel
G> Why does it want to update the file (the *'s, I assume mean that) when
G> I have the latest one installed?
dpkg is smart enough not to touch them, even if the status is ***
G> Last bit: Do the version numbers tell us when packages really need to
G> be updated. For example there's plenty in the dselect list like
G> this:
G> *== Req base kbd 0.96a-6 0.96a-7 Linux console font and k
G> where just the -7 has changed. IS it really worth updating that?
You can't tell. The upstream version didn't change, but the
debian-version did. This can either be a typo fixed in the Debian docs
or a severe packaging bug.
The only way to find out is to check the changelog. The package entry
at http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages have links for the
changelog. There are also the -changes lists, which distribute the
changelog enries for uploads.
Ciao,
Martin
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