Bug#2514: dpkg 1.1.1elf has buggy preinst

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>]

Chris Fearnley writes ("Bug#2514: dpkg 1.1.1elf has buggy preinst"):
> Package: dpkg
> Version: 1.1.1-1elf
>
> It hosed my package management when I upgraded dpkg before installing
> libc5 :(
>
> I thought the pre-depends was supposed to prevent this?

Yes, it is, but your dpkg didn't support it, and I forgot to include
dpkg --assert-support-predepends.  This will be fixed in 1.1.2.

> BTW, which version of dpkg should be used when upgrading an a.out
> system.  It can't be an elf version or you'll be dead in the water as
> soon as dpkg is upgraded (assuming that dpkg is the first package to
> update, then ld.so, then libc5).

There'll be an a.out version.

Ian.