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View the commit online: https://git.dpkg.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/?id=0fa25abf11871c75de58e14743810609518e647e The following commit(s) were added to refs/heads/main by this push: new 0fa25abf1 man: Clarify when dpkg-maintscript-helpers might need Pre-Depends on dpkg 0fa25abf1 is described below commit 0fa25abf11871c75de58e14743810609518e647e (HEAD -> main) Author: Guillem Jover <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Sun Jun 29 21:00:20 2025 +0200 man: Clarify when dpkg-maintscript-helpers might need Pre-Depends on dpkg We only really need the Pre-Depends when we are upgrading from a release where we cannot guarantee that the required version is satisfied there. Otherwise we can obviate it. We do not remove the current pre-dependency text for downstreams that might still be sitting on an older dpkg release. Closes: #1108386 --- man/dpkg-maintscript-helper.pod | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/dpkg-maintscript-helper.pod b/man/dpkg-maintscript-helper.pod index ee938e911..dfdb1bdd8 100644 --- a/man/dpkg-maintscript-helper.pod +++ b/man/dpkg-maintscript-helper.pod @@ -300,12 +300,16 @@ easier. See for example L<dh_installdeb(1)>. Given that B<dpkg-maintscript-helper> is used in the B<preinst>, -using it unconditionally requires a pre-dependency to ensure that the -required version of B<dpkg> has been unpacked before. -The required version -depends on the command used, for B<rm_conffile> and B<mv_conffile> -it is 1.15.7.2, for B<symlink_to_dir> and B<dir_to_symlink> -it is 1.17.14: +using it unconditionally requires a versioned pre-dependency to +ensure that the required version of B<dpkg> has been unpacked before, +unless we know we are upgrading from a release where the required dpkg +version is going to be satisfied. +The required version depends on the command used, +for B<rm_conffile> and B<mv_conffile> it is 1.15.7.2, +for B<symlink_to_dir> and B<dir_to_symlink> it is 1.17.14. +For example, if we required support for B<symlink_to_dir> when upgrading +from a release that had a dpkg version earlier than 1.17.14, +we would need to add: =over -- Dpkg.Org's dpkg
