dpkg - updating a package can break dependencies

Kim B. Heino Kim.Heino at bluegiga.com
Fri Feb 23 13:28:22 UTC 2007


Hello,

When installing a new package with dpkg dependencies are checked 
correctly. But when I try to update an existing package, the 
dependencies are checked against the old package, not against new 
package. Thus the new package can break dependencies.

Attached patch fixes this problem. It should apply cleanly to todays 
snapshot.
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