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Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 01:38:32 +0100
Format: 1.5
Distribution: unstable
Source: dpkg
Binary: dpkg
Architecture: source i386
Version: 1.2.1
Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>
Description:
 dpkg: Package maintenance system for Debian Linux
Changes:
 dpkg (1.2.1); priority=MEDIUM

  * `=' key in dselect really does `hold' rather than `unhold'.
  * dselect dependency processing now interacts better with `hold'.
  * dselect `I' key (not `i') modifies display of the info window.
  * dselect shows unavailable packages as being unavailable.
  * dselect main menu headings and many other strings changed to try to
    discourage people from deselecting every package and using [R]emove.
    Notably, `select' changed to `mark' throughout.

  * dselect disk methods now print a few fewer double slashes.
  * dselect disk access methods will offer to use dpkg --record-avail
    to scan the available packages, if no Packages file is found.

  * New dpkg --compare-versions option, for the benefit of scripts &c.
  * New dpkg --clear-avail option forgets all available packages info.
  * New dpkg --print-avail option, prints `available' data (from Packages, &c).
  * dpkg usage message is more informative, but no longer fits on screen.
  * dpkg --avail option renamed --record-avail.

  * Latest dpkg-name from Erick Branderhorst.
  * dpkg-scanpackages has more sensible problem reporting.
  * postinst configure now gets null argument (not <unknown> or <none>)
    when there is no previously configured version.

  * Guidelines say that postinst configure is given previous version.
  * Guidelines don't refer to maintainer-script-args.txt in main text.
  * Guidelines (Texinfo source) uploaded separately.

  * Own version of strcpy (used for debugging) removed.
  * Interface to access methods document in source (doc/dselect-methods.txt).
  * debian.buildscript moves changes file into parent directory.

 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>  Wed, 22 May 1996 01:26:31 +0100
Files:
 1e04ee2a34066bc029e403d66c206fb1 394114 base required dpkg-1.2.1.tar.gz
 a79e2692d27fea9f7c6c9ea0803ad021 219240 base required dpkg-1.2.1elf.i386.deb
 5e5940a832899095f242be95b955ec96 259239 byhand - dpkg-1.2.1.i386.deb
 3e5fdebe7a7e695f27a259849b76184e 214994 byhand - dpkg-1.2.1elf.i386.nondebbin.tar.gz
 1f97f2375c1c2f8643dc052d49de3ae1 255722 byhand - dpkg-1.2.1.i386.nondebbin.tar.gz
 88afbc556c60df37a1199f492fbb41bd 80782 byhand - guidelines.texi

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