Package: libdpkg-perl Version: 1.15.8 Severity: serious Tags: patch Installing and then removing libdpkg-perl will break dpkg versions before 1.15.8, because update-alternatives and dpkg-divert require Dpkg.pm which will be lost in that scenario.
This needs to be reflected in debian/control: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index be22622..510706b 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Architecture: all Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.4), perl, libtimedate-perl, ${misc:Depends} Recommends: bzip2, xz-utils Suggests: debian-keyring, gnupg, gpgv, binutils, patch -Breaks: dpkg-dev (<< 1.15.6) +Breaks: dpkg (<< 1.15.8), dpkg-dev (<< 1.15.6) Replaces: dpkg (<< 1.15.8), dpkg-dev (<< 1.15.6) Description: Dpkg perl modules This package provides the perl modules used by the scripts --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.35-rc6-nouveau+ (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages libdpkg-perl depends on: ii dpkg 1.15.7.2 Debian package management system ii libtimedate-perl 1.2000-1 collection of modules to manipulat ii perl 5.10.1-13 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction Versions of packages libdpkg-perl recommends: ii bzip2 1.0.5-4 high-quality block-sorting file co ii xz-utils 4.999.9beta+20100713-1 XZ-format compression utilities Versions of packages libdpkg-perl suggests: ii binutils 2.20.1-12 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii debian-keyring 2010.06.08 GnuPG (and obsolete PGP) keys of D ii gnupg 1.4.10-4 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep ii gpgv 1.4.10-4 GNU privacy guard - signature veri ii patch 2.6-2 Apply a diff file to an original -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org