Package: debsums Version: 3.0.2.3 Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
When trying to find the right combination of rootdir and admindir for our backup verification systems, it became clear that the DPKG variable being formed from two variables creates confusion and can lead to errors. The attached patch file adds a very simple and direct way to tell debsums where to look for the dpkg tree. The new -D option allows us to use our backed up dpkg --get-selections output in a separate root for static VMs/containers. Also - while the -m option would appear to allow you to verify an installed package against a single md5sums file, this is not the case. The added line of usage is an attempt to make the actual use of this flag clearer. -- System Information: Debian Release: 13.3 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 6.12.63+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled Versions of packages debsums depends on: ii libdpkg-perl 1.22.21 ii libfile-fnmatch-perl 0.02-3+b4 ii perl 5.40.1-6 debsums recommends no packages. Versions of packages debsums suggests: ii bash-completion 1:2.16.0-7 -- no debconf information
