On Thu, 03 Jul 2008, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > On Thu, 03 Jul 2008, Bryan Donlan wrote: > > 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 :) > > Hum, this might be possible indeed. We don't like frequent use of > Pre-Depends but this one might be justifiable. Ccing -devel for comments > and [EMAIL PROTECTED] as they'd have to do it.
For the perl work-around it's ok (as unpacked scripts will be immediately used), but if we don't ask the user to upgrade apt/aptitude separately, then the old versions will be used (apt doesn't restart itself!) and it might cause troubles. So even with this pre-depends, I'd still recommend a separate upgrade prior to the real dist-upgrade. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Le best-seller français mis à jour pour Debian Etch : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
