#31569 dselect complained that all files had a wrong size

Package:
dselect
Source:
dpkg
Description:
Debian package management front-end
Submitter:
Date:
2005-07-18 03:49:17 UTC
Severity:
normal
#31569#5
Date:
1999-01-07 03:52:09 UTC
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To:
Hi

Trying to install slink from an uncompleat mirror (hamm was missing) I faild because dselct/dpkg missed all the packages which were only pointers back to hamm.
touching these files it complained that all had a wrong size.

All these packages were deselected and shouldn't be mised at all.