Actually this is autopkgtest syntax, not QEMU syntax. It looks like the change was made in:
autopkgtest (4.0) unstable; urgency=medium
* Add new "autopkgtest" CLI. This provides a simplified CLI compared to the
now deprecated adt-run:
[...]
- The virtualization server is now separated with a double instead of a
tripe dash, as the former is standard Unix syntax.
Actually this is autopkgtest syntax, not QEMU syntax. It looks like the change was made in:
autopkgtest (4.0) unstable; urgency=medium
* Add new "autopkgtest" CLI. This provides a simplified CLI compared to the
now deprecated adt-run:
[...]
- The virtualization server is now separated with a double instead of a
tripe dash, as the former is standard Unix syntax.
But thanks for this fix anyway!