Re: Bug#2646: textutils-1.11-4.deb install problem

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

Bill Mitchell writes ("Bug#2646: textutils-1.11-4.deb install problem"):
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> This problem seems to come from a line in the preinst file.  It
> looks like this package requires a version of dpkg later than I currently
> have installed.  However, the error message isn't very user-informative.
> Perhaps it ought to have a version-sensitive dependency on dpkg.

This is a transitional arrangement which is only there to stop you
installing it without proper ELF support.

I know the error message isn't ideal, but it's the best that can be
coaxed out of the older versions of dpkg without writing lots of huge
messages in the preinst scripts.

I'm closing this bug.

Ian.