[PATCH STABLE] packaging: remove version info from Breaks+Replaces in Debian package
Denis Laxalde
denis at laxalde.org
Fri Oct 25 12:06:37 UTC 2019
# HG changeset patch
# User Denis Laxalde <denis.laxalde at logilab.fr>
# Date 1572004960 -7200
# Fri Oct 25 14:02:40 2019 +0200
# Branch stable
# Node ID 700782c8b6c4975bcca86dc83df843c238db875c
# Parent a2ff3aff81d244685cf2f25a1ee92f379d1d115c
packaging: remove version info from Breaks+Replaces in Debian package
The versioned Breaks: and Replaces: cause problem when trying to install
our package over the one in Debian.
$ sudo apt install ./packages/debian-buster/mercurial_5.2~rc0+15-buster-a2ff3aff81d2_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'mercurial' instead of './packages/debian-buster/mercurial_5.2~rc0+15-buster-a2ff3aff81d2_amd64.deb'
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
mercurial : Breaks: mercurial-common (< 5.2~rc0+15-buster-a2ff3aff81d2) but 5.2~rc0-1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Removing version information resolves the situation.
diff --git a/contrib/packaging/debian/control b/contrib/packaging/debian/control
--- a/contrib/packaging/debian/control
+++ b/contrib/packaging/debian/control
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Depends:
${python3:Depends},
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: wish
-Replaces: mercurial-common (<< ${source:Version})
-Breaks: mercurial-common (<< ${source:Version})
+Replaces: mercurial-common
+Breaks: mercurial-common
Architecture: any
Description: fast, easy to use, distributed revision control tool.
Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system designed
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