Bug#363005: using update-fonts-dir --x11r7-layout in maintainer scripts breaks partial upgrades
* Andreas Barth (aba@not.so.argh.org) [061230 10:57]:
> * Christoph Berg (myon@debian.org) [061230 06:15]:
> > at the same time revert the debhelper change (#362820). All xfonts
> > using debhelper would then need (bin?)nmus to get maintainer scripts
> > without --x11r7-layout.
>
> I don't think we're at the right moment now to revert the debhelper
> change - otherwise, we need to insert a versioned dependency on the new
> xfonts-utils for the reverted debhelper script.
On further consideration, I think changing debhelper is useful as well.
We have the following kind of packages:
- uses misc:depends: will get a versioned dependency on xfonts-utils,
works as good as now (except there is some dependency in getting stuff
into testing, but well)
- depends on xfonts-utils but doesn't use misc:depends: This package
will be slightly broken when installed on a not fully upgraded
machine. In case xfonts-utils is changed in a way that on upgrade the
stuff is inserted in the right directory anyways, I don't mind about
the temporary breackage - especially as only affects half-broken
packages, and it doesn't happen in stable
- depends on xutils and doesn't use misc:depends: This package is broken
now and might fail to install on half-upgrades, and will be less
broken later.
Cheers,
Andi
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