(compare) croak if used on URPM::Package object (mga#12766)

suggests to use compare_pkg instead

(needs a new rpmdrake)

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8662f51..d7af4a2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- compare(): croak if used on URPM::Package object (mga#12766)
 - enhanced doc
 - kill support for kernel-*source-stripped
 
diff --git a/URPM.xs b/URPM.xs
index b1c3f72..50091a8 100644
--- a/URPM.xs
+++ b/URPM.xs
@@ -1711,6 +1711,8 @@ Pkg_compare(pkg, evr)
       croak("undefined package");
 
   char *epoch = NULL, *version, *release;
+  if (!strncmp(evr, "URPM::Package=", 14))
+      croak("compare() must not be called with a package reference as argument; use compare_pkg() instead");
 
   /* extract epoch and version from evr */
   version = evr;