Package: perl-5.6 Severity: critical Scenario: Install new machine with potato. Configure all packages that come with a default minimal install. Run dpkg --get-selections on a working half-potato/half-sid machine. Run dpkg --set-selections on the new machine. apt-get dselect-upgrade. perl goes blam.
Perl 5.6 gets installed, removes alternative support. Then perl 5.004 gets installed, reinstates alternatives. THIS IS BROKEN. AT THIS POINT, USERS CAN NOT UPGRADE FROM POTATO TO ANYTHING THAT CONTAINS PERL 5.6. Can we please oust the current perl maintainer(s)? They don't care about the state of their packages. There is even an existing bug(with patch, has existed for 143 days) to fix a removal of /usr/local/lib during remove. ANY package that is needed by the packaging system(and this does not only include dpkg support scripts, but debconf, and some maintainer scripts, including adduser) <b><i><blink>NEEDS TO NOT BREAK PERIOD.</blink></i></b> ----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK---- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s: a-- c+++ UL++++ P+ L++++ !E W+ M o+ K- W--- !O M- !V PS-- PE++ Y+ PGP++ t* 5++ X+ tv b+ D++ G e h*! !r z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- ----BEGIN PGP INFO---- Adam Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Finger Print | KeyID 67 01 42 93 CA 37 FB 1E 63 C9 80 1D 08 CF 84 0A | DE656B05 PGP AD46 C888 F587 F8A3 A6DA 3261 8A2C 7DC2 8BD4 A489 | 8BD4A489 GPG -----END PGP INFO-----
