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View the commit online: https://git.dpkg.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/?id=2ee0797647878748aa9d1340b6b5f4a3cdfceb68 commit 2ee0797647878748aa9d1340b6b5f4a3cdfceb68 (HEAD -> main) Author: Guillem Jover <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Wed Mar 16 02:16:52 2022 +0100 debian: Clarify the merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs warning It seems it was not obvious what the warning is about, even though the FAQ entry seems rather clear (?). Mention that dpkg does not support it (it has never), and the potential implications, so that the users are aware of the problems, and not left in the dark of what they have been set for. And can freely decide for themselves what to do, or not. Prompted-by: Paul Wise <[email protected]> --- debian/dpkg.postinst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/debian/dpkg.postinst b/debian/dpkg.postinst index f19ddaff1..4c81baaf2 100644 --- a/debian/dpkg.postinst +++ b/debian/dpkg.postinst @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ check_merged_usr_via_aliased_dirs() for d in /bin /sbin /lib /lib32 /libo32 /libx32 /lib64; do linkname="$(readlink $DPKG_ROOT$d || true)" if [ "$linkname" = "usr$d" ] || [ "$linkname" = "/usr$d" ]; then - warning "System unsupported due to merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs." + warning "System unsupported by dpkg due to merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs." + warning "This can imply silent file overwrites and disappearances, and tools misbehavior." warning "See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>." break fi -- Dpkg.Org's dpkg
