Bug#217862: dpkg doesn't check if package upgrade breaks versioned dependences

["Nikita V. Youshchenko" <yoush@cs.msu.su>]

> On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 11:35:40PM +0300, Nikita V. Youshchenko wrote:
> > Package: dpkg
> > Version: 1.10.15
> > Severity: important
> >
> > This bug may be easilly reproduced.
> > Create dummy package p1, version 1, and dummy package p2, version 1,
> > that Depends: p1 (= 1).
> > Install both.
> > Now create package p2, version 2, and try to install it with dpkg -i,
> > without any --force.
> > Dpkg will silently do it, breaking the dependency for package p2.
>
> Either your example is backwards, or you haven't demonstrated any bug.
> Changing the version number of p2 does not break any dependencies in
> this scenario.

Sorry. I mean p1 of course.