On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 11:22:55PM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote: > -------------------------- > --- CVS/debian-policy/policy.sgml Sat Aug 23 22:23:53 2003 > +++ policy.sgml Tue Sep 9 17:27:00 2003 > @@ -3648,10 +3648,18 @@ > > <p> > If there is no most recently configured version > - <prgn>dpkg</prgn> will pass a null argument; older versions > - of dpkg may pass <tt><unknown></tt> (including the > - angle brackets) in this case. Even older ones do not pass a > - second argument at all, under any circumstances. > + <prgn>dpkg</prgn> will pass a null argument. > + <footnote> > + <p> > + Historical note: Truly ancient (pre-1997) versions of > + <prgn>dpkg</prgn> passed <tt><unknown></tt> (including > + the angle brackets) in this case. Even older ones did not > + pass a second argument at all, under any circumstance. Note > + that upgrades using such an old dpkg version are unlikely to > + work for other reasons, even if this old argument behavior > + is handled by your postinst script. > + </p> > + </footnote> > </p> > </sect> Seconded. Until and unless I say otherwise, the footnote text can be amended arbitrarily, or even deleted entirely, without invalidating my second. -- G. Branden Robinson | Organized religion is a sham and a Debian GNU/Linux | crutch for weak-minded people who branden@debian.org | need strength in numbers. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Jesse Ventura
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