cherry pick -r 1956..1957 lp:~donkult/apt/sid

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc
index ad45e9a44..755ffbe96 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/debversion.cc
@@ -190,8 +190,22 @@ int debVersioningSystem::DoCmpVersion(const char *A,const char *AEnd,
       dlhs++;
    if (drhs != rhs)
       drhs++;
-   
-   return CmpFragment(dlhs,AEnd,drhs,BEnd);
+
+   // no debian revision need to be treated like -0
+   if (*(dlhs-1) == '-' && *(drhs-1) == '-')
+      return CmpFragment(dlhs,AEnd,drhs,BEnd);
+   else if (*(dlhs-1) == '-')
+   {
+      const char* null = "0";
+      return CmpFragment(dlhs,AEnd,null, null+1);
+   }
+   else if (*(drhs-1) == '-')
+   {
+      const char* null = "0";
+      return CmpFragment(null, null+1, drhs, BEnd);
+   }
+   else
+      return 0;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // debVS::CheckDep - Check a single dependency				/*{{{*/