05-10-2009
Package updated to same version
Hi,
I recently did slight modifications to the basename utility from the coreutils package.
I downloaded the source by typing "apt-get source coreutils", added a new option to the program, updated the respective manpage, build and installed it using "dpkg-buildpackage -uc -b && dpkg -i ../coreutils*.deb".
All that works perfectly. Now what's strange about it, is that my aptitude cronjob is updating the coreutils package from the repositories to the same but unmodified release that is already installed.
I could set the package status to "hold" but that would prevent the package from getting real updates.
Can anybody shed some light on that?
Thanks a lot,
Gunther
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
basename
BASENAME(1) User Commands BASENAME(1)
NAME
basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames
SYNOPSIS
basename NAME [SUFFIX]
basename OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Print NAME with any leading directory components removed. If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
EXAMPLES
basename /usr/bin/sort
Output "sort".
basename include/stdio.h .h
Output "stdio".
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report basename bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report basename translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
dirname(1), readlink(1)
The full documentation for basename is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and basename programs are properly installed at your
site, the command
info coreutils 'basename invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU coreutils 8.12.197-032bb September 2011 BASENAME(1)