On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 6:25 AM, Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: release-notes > Severity: important > > To work-around a problem that can happen in the perl 5.10 upgrade (see > #479711), the perl scripts contained in dpkg (update-alternatives, > dpkg-divert) have been modified... but for the work-around to be used, the > new dpkg must obviously be installed first, before the dist-upgrade. > > Given that the new dpkg also supports triggers, we should probably also > recommend to upgrade apt/aptitude at the same time otherwise those tools > might be confused by the new package status...
Would it be better to just set pre-depends on the appropriate version of dpkg in perl? That ought to ensure they are upgraded in the correct order, even for people who don't read the release notes :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
