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[Bug 632280] Re: dpkg-dev: can't unpack old packages without Format field

 

doesn't work with the package from -proposed, either.

$ dpkg -l dpkg
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                          Version                       Description
+++-=============================-=============================-==========================================================================
ii  dpkg                          1.15.5.6ubuntu4.2             Debian package management system

$ dpkg-source -x nethack-spoilers_3.2.2-1.dsc 
dpkg-source: error: missing critical source control field Format

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dpkg-dev: can't unpack old packages without Format field
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632280
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