tag 590867 pending thanks Hello,
Bug #590867 reported by you has been fixed in the Git repository. You can see the changelog below, and you can check the diff of the fix at: http://git.debian.org/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;a=commitdiff;h=0e25e3a --- commit 0e25e3a913000692c97fb50b34d3b11f0c92ea9f Author: Guillem Jover <guil...@debian.org> Date: Fri Jul 30 04:40:16 2010 +0200 Bump libdpkg-perl Depends on dpkg to 1.15.8 It will break dpkg versions before that when installing and removing libdpkg-perl, because older update-alternatives and dpkg-divert require Dpkg.pm and Dpkg/Gettext.pm which will disappear due to the Replaces. Closes: #590867 Analysis-by: Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 0736aae..a6ff12f 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +dpkg (1.15.8.2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + + * Bump libdpkg-perl Depends on dpkg to 1.15.8, as it will break dpkg + versions before that when installing and removing libdpkg-perl, + because older update-alternatives and dpkg-divert require Dpkg.pm and + Dpkg/Gettext.pm which will disappear due to the Replaces. Closes: #590867 + Thanks to Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> for the analysis. + + -- Guillem Jover <guil...@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:35:25 +0200 + dpkg (1.15.8.1) unstable; urgency=low * Fix off-by-one error in update-alternatives that lead to an infinite loop -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org