Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > Frank Lin PIAT <[email protected]> writes: > >> >> I am working on a package that have a postinst script that process the >> package's data on upgrade. >> >> Is there any current (best) practice to warn the user that downgrading >> isn't supported? (I mean, explicitly notifying when downgrade is not >> supported, rather than silently assuming that the user knows that >> downgrading isn't supported in Debian)? > > Couldn't you check in prerm that the new version is >= the first > compatible version? So only people that do downgrade get the message > that it won't work.
That's probably something that it would be sensible to do(if I decide to display the warnings). Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
