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1a0d3d9 Update deb-control(5) to explain better ordering of postinst/prerm
Summary of changes:
debian/changelog | 3 +++
man/ChangeLog | 6 ++++++
man/deb-control.5 | 9 +++++----
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
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Details of changes:
commit 1a0d3d92924d05f5074cb58aa635268aa7d9d17c
Author: Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun Jan 6 18:54:42 2008 +0100
Update deb-control(5) to explain better ordering of postinst/prerm
* man/deb-control.5: Explain better the ordering of call of
postinst/prerm during installations and removal between a package
and its dependencies.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 46dfcc9..df3aaa0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ dpkg (1.14.15) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
instead of #DEPRECATED, it's clearer for people.
* Fix Dpkg::Shlibs::Objdump to properly take into account R_*_COPY
relocations. Closes: #454036
+ * Explain better the order in which postinst/prerm scripts are called
+ between a package and its dependencies. Thanks to Nicolas François and
+ Helge Kreutzmann for their suggestions. Closes: #379641
[ Guillem Jover ]
* Move compression related variables to a new Dpkg::Compression module.
diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
index 76f7fab..b88a935 100644
--- a/man/ChangeLog
+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-01-06 Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+
+ * deb-control.5: Explain better the ordering of call of
+ postinst/prerm during installations and removal between a package
+ and its dependencies.
+
2008-01-03 Guillem Jover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* dpkg-buildpackage.1: Document new -j behaviour.
diff --git a/man/deb-control.5 b/man/deb-control.5
index 185128d..5583abd 100644
--- a/man/deb-control.5
+++ b/man/deb-control.5
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ List of packages that are required for this package to
provide a
non-trivial amount of functionality. The package maintenance software
will not allow a package to be installed if the packages listed in its
.B Depends
-field aren't installed (at least not without using the force options),
-and will run the postinst scripts of packages listed in Depends: fields
-before those of the packages which depend on them, and run prerm scripts
-before.
+field aren't installed (at least not without using the force options).
+In an installation, the postinst scripts of packages listed in Depends:
+fields are run before those of the packages which depend on them. On the
+opposite, in a removal, the prerm script of a package is run before
+those of the packages listed in its Depends: field.
.TP
.BR Pre-Depends: " <package list>"
List of packages that must be installed
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