[Bug 873435] Re: package libqwt-dev - failed to upgrade

[Raphaël Hertzog]

It means someone changed the status without justification. This is a
dpkg bug but a rather minor one.

dpkg simplifies some versions like "0:1.0" into "1.0" or "1.0-" into
"1.0" but it should not do that to avoid the kind of problem described
here.

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Confirmed

** Summary changed:

- package libqwt-dev - failed to upgrade
+ dpkg should not "simplify" version numbers in dependencies

** Changed in: qwt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Confirmed

** No longer affects: qwt (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  dpkg should not "simplify" version numbers in dependencies

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 shows as upgradeable, upgrading does not
  satisfy upgrade. Synaptic and apt-get upgrade show same.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Oct 13 11:48:43 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110919)
  SourcePackage: qwt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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