Document what packages provide additional functionality that the

user may be looking for.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 16041b2e57b91b756dda6e389116d83afdadf992..d97dfe05f10ba2ee4529a0d633ecab10c51802b6 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri May 7 01:13:36 BST 2004 Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>
+
+  * man/en/dpkg.8.sgml: Add a new Additional Functionality section at the
+  bottom where we can refer readers to other packages that provide the
+  functionality they may be looking for.  Suggest aptitude and debsums.
+
 Fri May 7 00:55:39 BST 2004 Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>
 
   * man/en/dpkg.8.sgml: Document dselect update alongside --update-avail.

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1648c07becd40875a6a27bc4977c84ca91a0bd08..9adc33575c6576ecc0f0c787a7276bf11f334de0 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ dpkg (1.10.22) unstable; urgency=low
   * Suggest fakeroot for dpkg-source -r.  Closes: #175897.
   * Suggest dselect update in description of dpkg --update-avail.
     Closes: #206163.
+  * Suggest packages that provide additional functionality in the dpkg
+    manpage.  Closes: #81355.
   * Updated Translations:
     - Catalan (Jordi Mallach).
     - French (Christian Perrier).  Closes: #246359.

diff --git a/man/en/dpkg.8.sgml b/man/en/dpkg.8.sgml
index 8692a8d321d9f80bd003da418798dc16dbfdd32e..51e118f589213a5420dccc76a553efe154e37050 100644 (file)
--- a/man/en/dpkg.8.sgml
+++ b/man/en/dpkg.8.sgml
@@ -1488,6 +1488,14 @@
     </para>
   </refsect1>
 
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Additional Functionality</title>
+    <para>
+      Additional functionality can be gained by installing any of the
+      following packages: <filename>apt</filename>,
+      <filename>aptitude</filename> and <filename>debsums</filename>.
+  </refsect1>
+
   <refsect1>
     <title>See Also</title>
 
@@ -1516,6 +1524,7 @@
        <refentrytitle>dpkg-reconfigure</refentrytitle>
        <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
       </citerefentry>
+      </citerefentry>
     </para>
   </refsect1>
 </refentry>