Bug#33618: multiple* packagess insist on dpkg upgrade

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Wed, Jul 21, 1999 at 09:21:50PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Please can you take a look at the svgalib-bin preinst and see whether
> it's in there ?

$ cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/svgalib-bin.preinst 
#!/bin/sh
 
set -e
dpkg --assert-working-epoch 2>&- || {
    echo -e "\nYou must upgrade dpkg before installing this package.\n"
    false
}
$

This dpkg option was added in version 1.4.0.7, and dpkg in question was
1.4.0.23.2. I've now tried this option, it works normally with version
1.4.0.34. Of course, the svgalib-bin package installed flawlessly.

I think it's now way too late to be worrying about hamm's dpkg version,
since it's obviously fixed in more current versions, and we don't support
hamm anymore.

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