Ian Jackson [Tue, 30 Apr 1996 23:47:22 +0000 (00:47 +0100)]
dpkg (1.1.6); priority=MEDIUM
* Check virtual dependencies when removing (ouch! - thanks SDE.)
* Fixed bug in internal database validity management that could
make dselect and dpkg dump core. (Bug#2613.)
* Fixed two coredumping bugs when using local diversions. (Bug#2804.)
* Fixed disappearance of overwritten packages. (Bug#2696.)
* install-info won't modify dir file before start of menu.
* install-info will create Miscellaneous heading if no sections yet.
* Only alphanums and +-. allowed in package names - enforced by
dpkg-deb --build and documented in Guidelines.
* dselect doesn't display packages unless they are installed, selected
or available.
* dselect doesn't show spurious section and priority headings.
* dselect has a few extra keybindings (from Lee Olds).
* --force message changed to `--force enabled' so that default is OK.
* dpkg-name now includes architecture component in .deb filename,
and translates - in package name to _.
* .deb file has architecture component in filename.
* Guidelines changed to say Pre-Depends is for experts only.
* Guidelines say to provide a unidiff (-u) rather than an old context diff.
* Guidelines say 755 root.root for shared libraries.
-- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 1 May 1996 00:47:22 +0100
Ian Jackson [Thu, 4 Apr 1996 00:58:40 +0000 (01:58 +0100)]
dpkg (1.1.4); priority=MEDIUM
* Allow overwriting of conflicting packages being removed. (Bug#2614.)
* a.out control file says Pre-Depends: libc4 | libc. (Bug#2640.)
* ELF control file and libc dependencies changed to use finalised scheme.
* ELF control file and libc dependencies for i386 only. (Bug#2617.)
* Guidelines say use only released libraries and compilers.
* Install wishlist as /usr/doc/dpkg/WISHLIST.
* Remove spurious entries for Guidelines in info dir file.
* dpkg-deb --build checks permissions on control (DEBIAN) directory.
* Spaces in control file fields not copied by dpkg-split. (Bug#2633.)
* Spaces in split file part control data ignore. (Bug#2633.)
* Portability fixes, including patch from Richard Kettlewell.
* Fixed minor configure.in bug causing mangled GCC -W options.
-- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Thu, 4 Apr 1996 01:58:40 +0100