From 245bc78ea9d0592c49d0a36b1faa67f49fd14d7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:49:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add dependency recommendation for packages with info documents MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit This is an additional fix for #538665. Recommend a dependency that ensures a triggerized install-info is available so that the dir file will be properly rebuilt on partial upgrades from lenny. Reviewed by Bill Allombert and Raphaël Hertzog. --- policy.sgml | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index bcbaacb..f6c8bbf 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -8867,7 +8867,11 @@ name ["<var>syshostname</var>"]: scripts. This is no longer necessary. The installation system now uses dpkg triggers. </footnote> - This file must not be included in packages. + This file must not be included in packages. Packages containing + info documents should depend on <tt>dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | + install-info</tt> to ensure that the directory file is properly + rebuilt during partial upgrades from Debian 5.0 (lenny) and + earlier. </p> <p> -- 2.39.5