Bug#556295: r-cran-xtable: Replacement of dash by dot in version number confuses dpkg when third-party sources are listed.

[Charles Plessy]

Package: r-cran-xtable
Severity: normal

Hi Andreas,

in r-cran-xtable, you eliminated the dash from the upstream version number.
This is an unnecessary precaution, that confuses dpkg when a third party
repository is used, typically cran2deb, as the original version number will
be seen as lower by dpkg even if the package is more recent.

If you agree but are busy with something else, I can commit or upload a
corrected version, with an epoch.

Have a nice day,

-- 
Charles