[Bug 632280] Re: dpkg-dev: can't unpack old packages without Format field
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Title:
dpkg-dev: can't unpack old packages without Format field
Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in “dpkg” source package in Lucid:
Won't Fix
Status in “dpkg” package in Debian:
Fix Released
Bug description:
From http://bugs.debian.org/574097:
".dsc files haven't always had a Format field. It was introduced in
dpkg 1.6.13, in May 2000. This means that it's still not entirely
implausible to run across source packages without Format"
This means that it isn't always possible to unpack old source packages
on lucid, which can be inconvenient when doing archaeology.
Details of the fix, including the patch, are available in the linked
Debian bug. This fix is in maverick via Debian.
TEST CASE: Download the source package from
http://snapshot.debian.org/package/nethack-spoilers/3.2.2-1/ and
attempt to unpack it using 'dpkg-source -x nethack-
spoilers_3.2.2-1.dsc'.
I see little potential for regressions, but it would be worth double-
checking that some other modern .dsc file can still be unpacked.
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