Bug#994388: dpkg currently warning about merged-usr systems

[Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>]

On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 11:56:02PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 03:14:37PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > It would appear that the situation has deteriorated further. dpkg 1.21.2
> > now issues a warning on all merged-usr systems:
> > 
> > Setting up dpkg (1.21.2) ...
> > dpkg: warning: System unsupported due to merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs.
> > dpkg: warning: See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>.
> 
> Update: in dpkg 1.21.3, the warning now reads:
> 
> dpkg: warning: This system uses merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs, going behind dpkg's
> dpkg: warning: back, breaking its core assumptions. This can cause silent file
> dpkg: warning: overwrites and disappearances, and its general tools misbehavior.
> dpkg: warning: See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>.
> 
> While more explicit, I think the issue remains, both with this message
> and with the page it links to.

Update: we're now even further into full-blown "fights in the archive"
territory:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-changes/2022/03/msg03658.html
Changed-By: Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>
Changes:
 dpkg (1.21.5+nmu1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Non-maintainer upload.
   * Revert rebellion against CTTE decision #994388:
     - Remove warning about unsupported system.
     - Don't install dpkg-fsys-usrunmess.

https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-changes/2022/03/msg03660.html
Changed-By: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Changes:
 dpkg (1.21.6) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   - This also clears a bullying NMU. -
 .
   [ Guillem Jover ]
   * Documentation:
     - man: Document untracked kernel module files handling in
       dpkg-fsys-usrunmess(8).