to <prgn>dpkg-divert</prgn> when creating or removing diversions and
must not use <tt>--local</tt>.
</item>
+<tag>4.10</tag>
+ <item>Only <prgn>dpkg-gencontrol</prgn> supports variable substitution.
+ <prgn>dpkg-genchanges</prgn> (for <file>*.changes</file>)
+ and <prgn>dpkg-source</prgn> (for <file>*.dsc</file>) do not.
+ </item>
<tag>7.1</tag>
<item>Architecture restrictions and wildcards are also allowed in binary
package relationships provided that the binary package is not
there are file conflicts or one package breaks the other, not just
because two packages provide similar functionality but don't interfere.
</item>
+<tag>8.1</tag>
+ <item>The SONAME of a library should change whenever the ABI of the
+ library changes in a way that isn't backward-compatible. It should not
+ change if the library ABI changes are backward-compatible. Discourage
+ bundling shared libraries together in one package.
+ </item>
<tag>8.6.1, 8.6.2, 8.6.5</tag>
<item>Packages should normally not include a <file>shlibs.local</file>
file since we now have complete <file>shlibs</file> coverage.